When We Two Parted – Lord Byron
Mar 6th, 2009 by Ashley
When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold, 5
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.
The dew of the morning
Sunk chill on my brow— 10
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken, 15
And share in its shame.
They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o’er me—
Why wert thou so dear? 20
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well:
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.
In secret we met— 25
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years, 30
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.
我一直覺得這首詩很像流行歌的歌詞。(找人替它譜個曲?)
話說回來,Byron當時的形象和現在的流行歌手倒也有幾分相像。 :p
好主意. 這首詩真的很 accessible 啊~~ 不像 Wordsworth, mumbles on and on and on and on, 讀到中間就忘記他前面再講什麼.
另外, 我最近讀了他們幾個人的生平 (Byron, Shelley, Mary Shelley… 等) 私生活真是有夠亂的.