Fire And Ice

Robert Frost
From New Hampshire, 1923

Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice .
From what I‘ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
but if it had to perish twice ,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice .

火与冰
屠岸 译

有人说世界将毁于烈火，
有人说毁于冰。
我对于欲望体味得够多，
所以我赞同这意见：毁于火。
但如果世界须两次沉沦，
那么对憎恨我懂得深切，
我会说，论破坏力量，冰
也同样酷烈，
足能胜任。

屠岸，著名诗人、翻译家、出版家，人民文学出版社原总编辑。
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