The More Loving One——摘抄一首小诗  

W. H. Auden - 1907-1973

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well

That, for all they care, I can go to hell,

But on earth indifference is the least

We have to dread from man or beast.

How should we like it were stars to burn

With a passion for us we could not return?

If equal affection cannot be,

Let the more loving one be me.

Admirer as I think I am

Of stars that do not give a damn,

I cannot, now I see them, say

I missed one terribly all day.

Were all stars to disappear or die,

I should learn to look at an empty sky

And feel its total dark sublime,

Though this might take me a little time.

更有爱心的人

W.H.奥登-1907-1973

仰望星空，我一清二楚

尽管他们关心我，我还是会下地狱，

但在地球上冷漠是最小的

我们不得不惧怕人类或野兽。

如果星星燃烧起来，我们会怎样？

带着对我们的热情，我们无法回报？

如果没有相等的爱，

让我成为更有爱心的人。

虽然我认为我是仰慕者

那些不该死的星星，

我不能，现在我看到他们，说

我一整天都在想一个。

倘若所有的星星消失或消亡，

我应该学会仰望空荡的天空

感受它全然黑暗的崇高，

虽然这可能要花点时间。