林子·《给他（其八）》英译

哦，我能爱你，就是幸福！

多么庆幸，我的初恋——

像一条肥美的鱼儿，曾经

自由自在地寻觅食物，

却被你的眼睛牢牢钓住。

从此，它得到了永恒的归宿，

必再到处漂游，时时浮到

水面上，为了那一口清新的空气；

或是，钻进水草深处

去咀嚼那寂寞的孤独。

呵，我心里注满了你的一切，

像一条涨水的小河，它学会了

唱这支甜美的歌，因为

我能爱你，就是幸福……

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To Him

Lin Zi

 

Oh, it’s all my happiness that I love you.

How fortunate! My first love is like

A beautiful plump fish, who

Had been looking around for food freely till

It was hooked fast by your eyes.

Since then it has lived in a permanent dwelling,

And no longer has to wander from place to place,

Swimming to the surface of the water from time to time

For a mouthful of the fresh air,

Or, diving into the depth of the waterweeds

To bite loneliness.

Oh, my heart is all filled with you.

Like a little flooding river,

It has learned to sing this sweet song,

For it’s all my happiness that I love you!