On A Faded Violet一朵枯萎的紫羅蘭

珀西?比希?雪萊,是英國(guó)文學(xué)史上最有才華的抒情詩(shī)人之一。William Wordsworth曾稱其為 "One of the best artists of us all“，同時(shí)期的拜倫稱其為 "Without exception the best and least selfish man I ever knew", 更被譽(yù)為詩(shī)人中的詩(shī)人。其一生見(jiàn)識(shí)廣泛，不僅是柏拉圖主義者，更是個(gè)偉大的理想主義者。 創(chuàng)作的詩(shī)歌節(jié)奏明快，積極向上。

The odor from the flower is gone,這朵花的芬芳，已經(jīng)消隱，

Which like thy kisses breathed on me;像你的吻對(duì)我吐露過(guò)的氣息;

The color from the flower is flown,這朵花的顏色，已經(jīng)凋隕，

Which glowed of thee, and only thee!它曾使我想起你獨(dú)有的光輝!

A shriveled, lifeless, vacant form,一個(gè)萎縮、僵死、空虛的形體，

It lies on my abandoned breast,被擱置在我冷落的胸襟，

And mocks the heart, which yet is warm,以它冷漠、寂靜、無(wú)聲的安息

With cold and silent rest.嘲弄我依舊熱烈的癡心。

I weep ---- my tears revive it not;我哭泣，淚水不能使它復(fù)生;

I sigh ---- it breathes no more on me;我嘆息，不再向我吐露氣息;

Its mute and uncomplaining lot它靜默無(wú)聲無(wú)所怨尤的命運(yùn)，

Is such as mine should be.正和我應(yīng)得的那樣一種無(wú)異。 Notes:lot:命運(yùn)glow [ɡl?u] vi. 發(fā)熱;洋溢;絢麗奪目

n. 灼熱;色彩鮮艷;興高采烈shrivel [’?riv?l] vt. 使枯萎;使皺縮;使束手無(wú)策

vi. 枯萎;皺縮