Thomas Hardy - Going and Staying 汉译

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The sparkles where the brook was flowing,

Pink faces, plightings, moonlit May, —

These were the things we wished would stay;

But they were going.

Seasons of blankness of snow,

The silent bleed of a world decaying,

The moan of multitudes in woe, —

These were the things we wished would go;

But they were staying.

消逝和留存

托马斯· 哈代

太阳在浪花上摇晃，

小河流淌处闪光明亮，

桃色的面容、恋人订情的誓言、月明的五月时光，——

这些都是我们巴望留存的景象；

但是它们都已消逝不见。

空虚的岁月犹如雪冰，

腐朽的世界静静地流血不停，

广大受难者的呻吟，——

这些都是我们巴望消逝的情景；

但是它们都依然留存。