延误 by Elizabeth Jennings

延误

by Elizabeth Jennings (1827-1901)

照着我的这束光，
是那颗星星几年前发出的。
而它刚刚发出的光，
我可能永远都见不到。
时差，将我如此嘲弄。

现正爱我的，我可能感觉不到，
感受到时，他最初的爱意已消失殆尽。
星光守候着我的眼，
等到被看见的那刻，它的美才会被称颂。
而爱情临到时，那时的我们不知会在哪里。

原文：

Delay

The radiance of that star that leans on me
Was shining years ago. The light that now
Glitters up there my eye may never see
And so the time lag teases me with how

Love that loves me now may not reach me until
Its first desire is spent. The star's impulse
Must wait for eyes to claim it beautiful
And love arrived may find us somewhere else.