最美的情诗:《但是你没有》

我记得那天我借用你的新车，

我弄坏了它

我以为你一定会杀了我

但是你没有

我记得那天拖你去海滩

而它真如你所说的下雨了

我以为你会说“我告诉过你”

但是你没有

我记得那天我和所有男人调情好让你嫉妒

而你真的嫉妒了

我以为你一定会离开我

但是你没有

我记得那天在你新买的地毯上

吐了满地的草莓饼

我以为你一定会厌恶我

但是你没有

记得有一次我忘记告诉你那个舞会是穿礼服的

而只穿了牛仔裤的你大出洋相

我以为你必然要放弃我了

但是你没有

是的

有许多的事你都没有做

而你容忍我钟爱我保护我

有许多许多的事情我要回报你

等你从越南归来

但是你没有

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英文原版:

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?

I thought you'd kill me,

but you didn't.

And remember the time I dragged you to the beach,

and you said it would rain,

and it did?I thought you'd say,

"I told you so."

But you didn't.

Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous,

and you were?

I thought you'd leave,

but you didn't.

Do you remember the time I spilledstrawberrypie all over your car rug?

I thought you'd hit me,

but you didn't.

And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?

I thought you'd drop me,

but you didn't.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do.But you put up with me,

and loved me,

andprotectedme.

There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.

But you didn't.

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背景介绍:

《但是你没有》的作者是一位普通的美国妇女，她的丈夫在女儿4岁时应征入伍去了越南战场，从此她便和女儿相依为命。直到有一天，她的丈夫、孩子的爸爸在越南战争中不幸阵亡。这个噩耗对她无疑是一种心灵上最痛苦的折磨，但是她不得不面对现实，但丈夫生前对她的爱一幕幕涌现，使她决定终身守寡，最后年老病逝。然而她的女儿在整理她的遗物时发现了当年母亲写给父亲的这首诗，题目就是《但是你没有》。