Sonnets From The Portuguese 葡萄牙人的十四行诗

Sonnets From The Portuguese

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
我是怎样的爱恋你，请容我向你娓娓道来

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
我爱你，跨过碧落黄泉，越过阑干瀚海

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
纵使远在天涯，我的灵魂也能天涯咫尺

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
付尽灿烂的年华仍有神的恩典

I love thee to the level of everyday's
我爱你，如影随形

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
宛如生活的不可或缺，胜过烛光和春朝

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
我用尽一切来爱你，就如男儿蹈锋饮血只为正义

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
我以一片天真烂漫来爱你，就像回荡的圣洁礼赞

I love thee with the passion put to use
我爱你，宛如蓝田玉暖、蜡炬成灰

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith
畴昔不堪回首，可我爱你，如同赤子

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
我也曾徘徊绝望，但我义无反顾，爱如扑火

With my lost saints, -- I love thee with the breath,
我褪下一切光辉，爱你以我的每一次呼吸

Smiles, tears, and all my life -- and, if God choose,
笑靥、泪花和我生命的全部热诚---倘使神明要剔抉

I shall but love thee better after death.
身纵燃尽成灰，此情深深不移