莎士比亞 Sonnet 44 中文韻譯

SONNET 44 十四行詩 第44首 

[英] 莎士比亞

假如我肉體中那平淡物質變為思想，
那害人的距離不應將我的路阻擋；
因為以後不論空間多遠，我將會
從遙遠的邊際，被帶到你在的地方。

不用管，那麽我的單腳雖確曾站立
在地球上與你相距最為遙遠的那地，
因為敏捷的思維可以跨越海洋大陸，
一想到那個地方，它立刻便在那裏。

但是啊！那要我命的想法是我並不是思緒，
當你離去我卻不能跨越那超長的間距，
而我卻是由這麽多的水和土做成，
帶著我的呻吟我也必須順從時間的閑餘；
因這兩樣成分這麽慢使我毫無收獲
隻有沉重的淚珠，標誌著其中任何一個的悲楚！ 

If the dull substance of my flesh were thought, 
Injurious distance should not stop my way;
For then despite of space, I would be brought,        
From limits far remote, where thou dost stay. 
No matter then although my foot did stand              
Upon the farthest earth remov'd from thee;              
For nimble thought can jump both sea and land
As soon as think the place where he would be.        
But ah! thought kills me that I am not thought,         
To leap large lengths of miles when thou art gone,   
But that so much of earth and water wrought,           
I must attend time's leisure with my moan;                 
   Receiving nought by elements so slow
   But heavy tears, badges of either's woe.