If I can stop one Heart from breaking
若我能讓一個人免於心碎,
I shall not live in vain
我便不枉此生。
If I can ease one Life the Aching
若我能撫平一個生命的悲痛
Or cool one Pain
或澆熄一種痛苦,
Or help one fainting Robin
或幫助一隻昏迷的知更
Unto his Nest again
再度回巢,
I shall not live in Vain.
我便不枉此生。
(Emily Dickinson / Mary May 譯)