艾蜜莉 · 狄金生〈因我不能為死亡駐足－〉2022.8.8

艾蜜莉 · 狄金生〈因我不能為死亡駐足－〉　　　2022.8.8，試譯

因我不能為死亡駐足–
他待我親切，為我歇停–
馬車也來容納我，但僅此
我倆，永恆。

徐行駕車–死亡知曉莫慌促
我盡拋
勞動與閒暇，因他待我
彬彬有禮–

我們途經學校，恰好是課間，孩子啊
拚搏嬉鬧於–操場戒指–
我們穿過穀粒凝神的麥田
我們穿過，傾斜的斜陽–

或說–是斜陽穿過我們–
露珠顫慄，冷冽–
僅僅是游絲，我的禮服–
我的披肩–僅是絹網–

我們歇停在一棟屋舍
屋舍地面，隆起腫脹–
屋頂難以去辨認–
屋簷–緊貼於地–

那天以後–彷彿啊–已過幾世紀
怎麼會感覺，比那天還短暫
我初次臆測也領略，那一天
馬首是向著永恆–



Emily Dickinson〈Because I could not stop for Death –〉

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –

1890