" Why do I love " You , Sir ?“我为什么爱”你，先生？by Emily Dickinson Joy译

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" Why do I love " You , Sir ?

Because

The Wind does not require the Grass to answer-wherefore when He pass，

She cannot keep Her place.

先生，“我为什么爱”，你？

因为，风从不询问草，

当他经过时，

她为何不能 无所动摇

Because He knows-and

Do not You

And We know not

Enough for Us

And The Wisdom it be so

因为他知道

而你却不能

还有我们 无从知道

智慧如是

对于我们 已够明了

The lightning-never asked an Eye

Wherefore it shut-when He was by-

Because He knows it cannot speak-

And reasons not contained

Of Talk-

There be-preferred by Daintier Folk-

闪电从不询问眼睛

为何当他经过

眼睛就紧闭上

因为他知道无法告白

其中因缘 难以言喻

高傲的人儿 宁愿这样

The sunrise-sir-compelleth Me-

Because he's sunrise-and I see-

Therefore - Then-

I love thee-

日出-如先生-令我无法自已

因为他就是升起的太阳

而我必看见-

因此-于是-我爱上了你-

by Emily Dickinson

【艾米丽·狄金森】

Joy 译 2018.4.2