George Byron - Maid of Athens 汉译

Maid of Athens, ere we part,

Give, oh give me back my heart !

Or, since that has left my breast,

Keep it now, and take the rest!

Hear my vow before I go,

By those tresses unconfined,

Woo’d by each Ægean wind;

By those lids whose jetty fringe

Kiss thy soft cheeks’ blooming tinge;

By those wild eyes like the roe,

By that lip I long to taste;

By that zone-encircled waist;

By all the token-flowers that tell

What words can never speak so well;

By love’s alternate joy and woe,

Maid of Athens! I am gone:

Think of me, sweet! when alone.

Though I fly to Istambol,

Athens holds my heart and soul:

Can I cease to love thee? No!

雅典的女郎

乔治·拜伦

趁我们还没分手的时光，

还我的心来，雅典的女郎！

不必了，心既已离开我胸口，

你就留着吧，把别的也拿走！

我临行立下了誓言，请听：

我爱你呵，你是我生命！

凭着你那些松散的发辫——

爱琴海清风将它们眷恋；

凭着你眼皮——那乌黑眼睫

亲吻你颊上嫣红的光泽；

凭着你小鹿般迷人的眼睛，

我爱你呵，你是我生命！

凭着我痴情渴慕的红唇；

凭着那丝带紧束的腰身；

凭着定情花——它们的暗喻

胜过了人间的千言万语；

凭着爱情的欢乐和酸辛，

我爱你呵，你是我生命！

我可真走了，雅典的女郎！

怀念我吧，在孤寂的时光！

我身向伊斯坦布尔飞奔，

雅典却拘留了我的心魂：

我能够不爱你吗？不能！

我爱你呵，你是我生命！