A Broken Appointment
[英]托馬斯·哈代
Thomas Hardy
你沒有來，
時光匆匆溜走，隻留下我木然而立。
倒不是因失去了與你甜蜜的相見，
而是我終於發現你缺乏
那高貴的憐憫，就算是純粹的仁慈，
無論多麽勉強，也會成全他人。
期盼的鍾聲已敲過，
你沒有來。
你不愛我，
然而，能讓你忠誠於我的唯有愛情——
我明白，早就清楚。但何不多花點時間
在除名義以外聖潔的人類行為上
增添一件好事：
身為一位女士，你，曾安慰
一顆為時光煎熬的心，即使你不愛我。
You did not come，
And marching Time drew on， and wore me numb.
Yet less for loss of your dear presence there
Than that I thus found lacking in your make
That high compassion which can overbear
Reluctance for pure lovingkindness'sake
Grieved I， when， as the hope-hour stroked its sum，
You did not come.
You love not me，
And love alone can lend you loyalty—
I know and knew it. But， unto the store
Of human deeds divine in all but name，
Was it not worth a little hour or more
To add yet this：Once you， a woman， came
To soothe a time-torn man；even though it be
You love not me.