記着我吧,當我離開的時候
作者:克里斯蒂娜·羅塞蒂(英國)
譯者:語聆眸
記住我,當我輕輕地離開你遠走,
遠遠地到那寂靜的泥土中安休;
那時你再不能緊緊牽着我的手,
我也再不會於分別時欲去還留。
別忘了我呀,雖然那時我不能再
日復一日地聆聽你描划着未來,
只願你記着我呀,因爲你也明白
求告上蒼已太遲了,當我已離開。
假如有片刻我淡出了你的心中,
而後又想起我時請不要太傷痛;
若我在黑暗中已經與木石混同,
卻還是留下些許我思緒的影蹤。
想我時你會傷感,這不是我所要,
我心裏寧願你微笑着把我忘掉。
附:原文
Remember Me When I Am Gone Away
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned
Only remember me;you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember,do not grieve;
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.