公刘·《羞涩的希望》英译

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像苔原上胆小的鹿群，

竟因爱抚而惊走逃遁，

远了，更远了，终于不见踪影。

只有一片隐痛，宛如暴君

蹂躏着我的心；

莫要拷问我，我已经招认：

怯懦，这便是全部的过错和不幸。

1956年  北京

Bashful Hope

Gong Liu

Bashful hope,

Like a herd of timid deer,

Is frightened for the caressing and flees

Far away, farther away, till it vanishes.

There is left only some pain,

Like a tyrant,

Trampling on my heart.

Don't torture me, I have already confessed:

Cowardice brings all the faults and misfortune.

1956 in Beijing