Edwin Arlington Robinson - An Old Story 汉译

That friend of mine!

I did not even show him then

One friendly sigh;

But cursed him for the ways he had

To make me see

My envy of the praise he had

For praising me.

I would have rid the earth of him

Once, in my pride…

I never knew the worth of him

Until he died.

一个老故事

埃德温·阿灵顿·鲁滨逊

奇怪，我那时竟不了解他，

不了解那朋友！

连友好表示我也没给他，

竟一次也没有；

反倒诅咒他，因为他让我

看到我妒忌他——

他获得赞扬就凭赞扬我——

他实在有办法。

有一回我的自尊差一点

使得他离尘世……

在他去世前我从来一点

不知道他价值。