樱桃爱美丽·一期一会--辛波斯卡的《Love at First Sight》和我的译本

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樱桃爱美丽发表于 2007/9/18 11:02:37

太有名的诗了，我也来试着翻翻。原文： "Love at First Sight" by Wislawa Szymborska THEY'RE BOTH CONVINCEDthat a sudden passion joined them.Such certainty is beautiful,but uncertainty is more beautiful stillSince they'd never met before, they're surethat there'd been nothing between them.But what's the word from the streets, staircases, hallways—perhaps they've passed each other a million times?I want to ask themif they don't remember—a moment face to facein some revolving door?perhaps a "sorry" muttered in a crowd?a curt "wrong number" caught in the receiver?but I know the answer.No, they don't rememberThey'd be amazed to hearthat Chance has been toying with themnow for years.Not quite ready yetto become their Destiny,it pushed them close, drove them apart,it barred their path,stifling a laugh,and then leaped aside.There were signs and signals,even if they couldn't read them yet.Perhaps three years agoor just last Tuesdaya certain leaf flutteredfrom one shoulder to another?Something was dropped and then picked up.Who knows, maybe the ball that vanishedinto childhood's thicket?There were doorknobs and doorbellswhere one touch had covered anotherbeforehand.Suitcases checked and standing side by side.One night, perhaps, the same dream,grown hazy by morning.Every beginningis only a sequel, after all,and the book of eventsis always open halfway through. 我的译本：（引用请注意版权）一见钟情【波兰】辛波斯卡樱桃爱美丽译他们彼此都相信，是瞬间迸发的热情使他们相遇。这种确定是美丽的，但变幻无常却更加美丽。因为以前从没有相遇，所以他们确信他们之间没有什么共同。但是那从街上、楼梯间、走道里传来的细语—— 也许他们早已彼此经过了一百万次？我想问问他们，是否还记得—— 在某一扇旋转门中，面对面的那一瞬间？也许是人群中喃喃的 “对不起”？话筒里一句简慢的“打错了”？但是我知道答案。不，他们不记得。他们将惊讶的听说，缘分一直在戏弄他们，到现在已经多年。缘分还没有完全准备好，去变成他们的宿命。它把他们推近，驱使他们离开，它拦住他们的去路，强忍住笑声，然后跳到一边。曾经有过预示和信号，虽然他们还无法读懂。也许在三年以前，或者就是上星期二，某片树叶飘舞，从他们一个人的肩上到另一个人的肩上？一些东西掉下来然后又被拾起。谁又知道，也许是消失在童年灌木丛里的那只球？在房门拉手和门铃上，事先他们一人的手印覆盖在另一人上。托运的行李箱肩并肩的靠在一起，在某一个夜里，也许，相同的梦境，到了早晨就变得模糊。每一个开始，终究只是延续，记载了事件的那本书，总是从一半之处打开。

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