林徽因·《前后》英译

河上不沉默的船<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

载着人过去了；

桥——三环洞的桥基，

上面再添了足迹；

早晨，

早又到了黄昏，

这赓续

绵长的路……

 

不能问谁

想望的终点，——

没有终点

这前面。

背后，

历史是片累赘！

 

Back and Forth

Lin Huiyin

 

The noisy boat on the river,

Gone with the passengers;

On the three-arched bridge foundation

More footprints appeared;

In the morning,

Early in the evening,

The long road

Extends further…

 

Do not ask for

The imagined destination—

There is no destination

Ahead.

Looking backward,

History is burdensome!