德里克·沃尔科特《星辰》

星辰

作者：德里克·沃尔科特
翻译：忒绿

若是，在万物的光中，你渐渐隐退，
真实，却又黯然远去，
停在坚定而恰当的
距离，像整夜
静卧枝叶间的月亮，但愿
你无形地愉悦这所人间屋宇；
噢，星辰，双料怜悯者，来得
太早，黄昏未至；又来得太迟
拂晓已过，但愿你清冷的火焰
用白昼般的激情
引领我们
越过混沌
走出心中的至暗。


The Star by Derek Walcott

If, in the light of things, you fade
real, yet wanly withdrawn
to our determined and appropriate
distance, like the moon left on
all night among the leaves, may
you invisibly delight this house;
O star, doubly compassionate, who came
too soon for twilight, too late
for dawn, may your pale flame
direct the worst in us
through chaos
with the passion of
plain day.