马克·吐温的情书

2020-04-05  本文已影响0人  Jun_523

Mark Twain's Letter to Olivia

Livy dear,

I have already mailed today's letter, but I am so proud of my privilege of writing the dearest girl in the world whenever I please, that I must add a few lines if only to say I love you, Livy.

For I do love you, Livy —

as the dew loves the flowers; as the birds love the sunshine;

as the wavelets love the breeze; as mothers love their first-born;

as memory loves old faces; as the yearning tides love the moon;

as the angels love the pure in heart.

I so love you that if you were taken from me

it seems as if all my love would follow after you and leave my heart a dull and vacant ruin forever and forever. . . .

Take my kiss and my benediction, and try to be reconciled to the fact that I am

Yours forever and always,

Sam

马克吐温给奥莉薇娅的信

亲爱的莉薇

虽然已经寄了今天的信,但是能有幸随时给世界上最亲爱的姑娘写信,让我自豪不已,因此不得不再加上几行,只为说——莉薇,我爱你!莉薇,我真爱你!

就像清露爱花朵,就像鸟儿爱阳光

就像皱波爱和风,就像母亲爱第一个孩子

就像思忆爱旧颜,就像孤潮爱月亮

就像天使爱心之纯良

我非常爱你,如果没有你,我的一切情感都将随你而去,徒留一颗空心,如废墟空洞无着,永远永远苦熬…

收下我的亲吻和我的祝祷吧!并试着接受一个事实——我永远永远都是你的!

萨姆

2020年3月29日23:42试译

【注】马克·吐温Mark Twain原名Samuel Langhorne Clemens马克·吐温是笔名,与其早年水手经历有关。Sam萨姆是撒母耳Samuel的昵称,来源于希伯来。马克·吐温对奥利维亚 (即信中的Livy,Livy一词是Olivia和Olive的昵称) 一见倾心,他向奥利维亚求婚,不过遭到拒绝。不甘于此的马克·吐温展开了情书攻势,向她写了184封情书。马克·吐温最终赢得美人芳心,与她步入婚姻殿堂。

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