孤独- W. H. 奥登(美音)

Alone

by W. H. Auden

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Each lover has a theory of his own

每个爱人都有他自己的理论——

About the difference between the ache

关于和他的爱同在的痛苦和

Of being with his love, and being alone:

孤独生活的痛苦之间的差别。

Why what, when dreaming, is dear flesh and bone

为什么，梦想时是亲爱的血与骨

That really stirs the senses, when awake,

真切地激起感觉，在醒来的时候

Appears a simulacrum of his own.

看起来却只是他自己的一个拟像。

Narcissus disbelieves in the unknown;

那耳喀索斯不相信未知者；

He cannot join his image in the lake

他不能加入他湖中的影像

So long he assumes he is alone.

只要他还认为他是孤独的。

The child, the waterfall, the fire, the stone ,

孩子，瀑布，火，和石头，

Are always up to mischief, though, and take

总是忙着顽皮，尽管， 

The universe for granted as their own.

想当然地认为宇宙是自己的。

The elderly, like Proust, are always prone

较老的，像普鲁斯特，总喜欢

To think of love as a subjective fake;

把爱情思考为一种主观的捏造；

The more they love, the more they feel alone.

他们爱的越多，就越感到孤独。

Whatever view we hold, it must be shown

无论我们观点如何，必须指出

Why every lover has a wish to make

为什么每个爱人都希望把某种

Some other kind of otherwise his own:

其他种类的他性变成他自己的：

Perhaps, in fact, we never are alone.

也许，事实上，我们从不孤独。