20260416艾蜜莉・狄金生 我為美殉身

艾蜜莉・狄金生

我為美殉身　◎艾蜜莉・狄金生 Emily Dickinson（譯者：董恆秀、賴傑威）

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我為美殉身——在墓中

剛適應不久

便有——為真理殉身者，

被停放在鄰室——

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他輕輕地問我「為何陣亡」？

「為美」，我回答——

「而我是為真理——美和真理原一體

那我們是兄弟」，他說——

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所以，如同親人相見在一個晚上

我們隔墻交談——

直到青苔長到我們唇上——

且淹沒了我們的名字——

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#449 ◎ Emily Dickinson

I died for Beauty - but was scarce

Adjusted in the Tomb

When One who died for Truth, was lain

In an adjoining Room -

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He questioned softly“why I failed”?

“For Beauty”, I replied -

“And I - for Truth - Themself are One

We Brethren, are”, He said -

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And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night -

We talked between the Rooms -

Until the Moss had reached our lips -

And covered up - our names -

蕭邦 夜曲

Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2