Evening Song

LOOK off, dear Love, across the sallow sands,
And mark yon meeting of the sun and sea,
How long they kiss in sight of all the lands.
Ah! Longer, longer, we.

Now in the sea’s red vintage melts the sun,
As Egypt’s pearl dissolved in rosy wine,
And Cleopatra Night drinks all. ’Tis done,
Love, lay thine hand in mine.

Come forth, sweet stars, and comfort heaven’s heart;
Glimmer, ye waves, round else unlighted sands.
O night! Divorce our sun and sky apart
Never our lips, our hands.

晚曲

放眼看那黄沙的尽头, 亲爱的,
夕阳与大海正在幽会亲吻,
依傍着长岸无休无止,
啊, 我们更久的嘴唇贴着嘴唇。

正如天方明珠在玫瑰琼浆消融,
晚霞与葡萄红酒般的大海相混;
埃及黑夜女皇举杯一饮而尽,
亲爱的, 把你的掌心贴着我的掌心。

闪烁的海浪围绕幽暗的沙滩,
美妙的星辰把夜空的心田滋润。
啊, 夜色可以把彩霞与蓝天分开,
却只能让我们的手和唇贴得更紧。

Sidney Lanier西德尼•兰尼尔 美国诗人音乐家1842 1881 面对大海晚霞及沙滩这幅大自然的清雅油画, 诗人发远古时代的幽思,作神奇异域的遐想, 唱圣洁爱情的赞歌