Sonnet 8 William Shakespeare 新译原创

Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?

听曲，你为何要听悲伤的乐曲？

Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.

难道不是：甜蜜因为密接着甜蜜，欢喜只因身处欢喜。

Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly,

那你这样美貌，为何就不听欢快的曲调，

Or else receiv'st with pleasure thine annoy?

是因为接受欢乐会让你烦恼？

If the true concord of well tuned sounds,

如果这音色优美、和谐的曲调，

By unions married, do offend thine ear,

是婚姻美满的步调，使你的耳朵感到冒犯、叨扰，

They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds

它们也只是对你婉言相告，你要承受的打击和困扰

In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear.

如果你孤独终老。

Mark how one string, sweet husband to another,

注意这温柔的丈夫拉起了琴弦，此弦未落

Strikes each in each by mutual ordering;

又起一弦，此起彼伏，弦弦井然；

Resembling sire, and child, and happy mother,

就象父亲、孩子、和快乐的母亲，

Who all in one, one pleasing note do sing;

共唱一曲，欢乐一团；

Whose speechless song, being many, seeming one,

这无言的乐曲，旋律多变，意思倒像是单一简单，

Sings this to thee, 'Thou single wilt prove none.'

就是唱给你听，‘你如果孤独终生，走时就会彻底干净’