光辉意志-狄金森诗歌试译（131）

嘉木

758

These – saw Visions –

Latch them softly –

These – held Dimples –

Smooth them slow –

This – addressed departing accents –

Quick – Sweet Mouth – to miss thee so –

This – We stroked –

Unnumbered Satin –

These – we held among our own –

Fingers of the Slim Aurora –

Not so arrogant – this Noon –

These – adjust – that ran to meet us –

Pearl – for Stocking – Pearl for Shoe –

Paradise – the only Palace

Fit for Her reception – now –

———

这些——曾望见幻象——

轻轻把它们锁藏——

这些——曾盛放笑靥——

缓缓将它们抚平——

灵巧甜美的唇——诉说这即将远去的话音

竟如此将你思念——

这一片——我们曾轻抚——

数不尽的绸缎柔滑——

这些——我们曾拥在掌心——

曙光女神的纤纤指尖——

在此刻的正午——却不再那般傲然——

这些——整理妥当——

那些奔来迎接我们的事物——

珍珠，缀于长袜；珍珠，镶在鞋上——

天堂，是唯一的殿宇

此刻，才配得上迎接她——

嘉木试译《珍珠姑娘》

766

My Faith is larger than the Hills –

So when the Hills decay –

My Faith must take the Purple Wheel

To show the Sun the way –

’Tis first He steps upon the Vane –

And then – upon the Hill –

And then abroad the World He go

To do His Golden Will –

And if His Yellow feet should miss –

The Bird would not arise –

The Flowers would slumber on their Stems

No Bells have Paradise –

How dare I, therefore, stint a faith

On which so vast depends –

Lest Firmament should fail for me –

The Rivet in the Bands

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我的信仰，比群山还要宽广——

所以，当群山朽坏消亡——

我的信仰便执掌那紫色的轮盘，

为太阳指引前行的方向——

他先一步，踏上风向标——

而后，登上山岗——

接着走遍世间四方，

去完成他那光辉的意志——

倘若他金黄的步履稍有偏差——

飞鸟便不会振翅苏醒——

繁花会在枝茎之上沉沉安睡，

天堂也不再响起钟声——

既然万事万物都仰仗这份信仰，

我又怎敢将它吝惜收敛——

唯恐苍穹会因我而崩塌，

那维系寰宇纽带的铆钉。

嘉木试译《光辉意志》

780

The Truth – is stirless –

Other force – may be presumed to move –

This – then – is best for confidence –

When oldest Cedars swerve –

And Oaks untwist their fists –

And Mountains – feeble – lean –

How excellent a Body, that

Stands without a Bone –

How vigorous a Force

That holds without a Prop –

Truth stays Herself – and every man

That trusts Her – boldly up –

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真理——岿然不动——

别的力量，都难免摇摆动荡——

所以，它最值得信赖——

当最古老的雪松也开始歪斜——

当橡树松开紧握的拳——

群山衰弱，摇摇欲倾——

多么非凡的身躯啊，

无一根骨骼，却傲然挺立——

何等强大的力量，

无需支撑，便能自持——

真理坚守自身，每一个信赖它的人，

也因它，昂然屹立。

嘉木试译《相信真理》