How Do I Love Thee
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee?Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach,when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need,by sun and candle light.
I love thee freely,as men strive for right.
I love thee purely,as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs,and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles,tears,of all my life!-and,if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
我究竟怎样爱你
伊丽莎白·芭蕾特·勃朗宁
我究竟怎样爱你?让我细致端详。
我爱你直到我灵魂所及的深度、
广度和高度,我在势力不及之处
摸索着存在的极致和美的理想。
我爱你就像最朴素的日常需要一样,
就像不自觉地需要阳光和蜡烛。
我自由地爱你,像人们选择正义之路,
我纯洁地爱你,像人们躲避称赞颂扬。
我爱你用的是我在昔日悲痛里
用过的那种激情,以及童年的忠诚。
我爱你用的爱,我本以为早已失去
(连我失去的圣徒一同);我爱你用呼吸、笑容、
眼泪和生命!只要上帝允许,
在死后我爱你将只会更加深情。