On A Faded Violet——Percy Bysshe Shelley

一朵枯萎的紫罗兰

陈绍鹏 译

I.

The odour from the flower is gone

这朵花的香气已经消匿

Which like thy kisses breathed on me;

犹如你的吻呼出的气息；

The colour from the flower is flown

这朵花的颜色已经褪去

Which glowed of thee and only thee!

它曾焕发你独有的光明！

II.

A shrivelled, lifeless, vacant form,

一个枯萎、凋零、空荡的形体，

It lies on my abandoned breast,

躺在我被冷落的胸口，

And mocks the heart which yet is warm,

它以冷漠、寂静的安息，

With cold and silent rest.

嘲弄我依旧热烈的心。

III.

I weep,--my tears revive it not!

我哭泣，——泪水不能让它苏醒！

I sigh,--it breathes no more on me;

我叹息，它不再向我散发香气；

Its mute and uncomplaining lot

它沉默而顺从的境遇

Is such as mine should be.

亦是我注定的命运。