【文章摘錄】George Gordon Byron－《My Soul is Dark》

My soul is dark

My soul is dark – Oh! quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear;
And let thy gentle fingers fling
Its melting murmurs o’er mine ear.
If in this heart a hope be dear,
That sound shall charm it forth again:
If in these eyes there lurk a tear,
‘Twill flow, and cease to burn my brain.

But bid the strain be wild and deep,
Nor let thy notes of joy be first:
I tell thee, minstrel, I must weep,
Or else this heavy heart will burst;
For it hath been by sorrow nursed,
And ached in sleepless silence, long;
And now ’tis doomed to know the worst,
And break at once – or yield to song.

翻譯

我的靈魂陰鬱 – 噢，快調好豎琴的弦

趁我還受得住聆聽樂曲。

用輕柔手指向我耳邊

彈弄出喃喃細訴的低語。

只要這顆心還有所希冀

樂音會吸引他訴出衷情。

只要這雙眼還藏有淚水

他會流出，而不再折磨我的頭腦。

但求旋律變化能粗獷而深沉

而不要先彈奏歡樂的音符。

告訴你，樂手，我需要哭泣

否則沉重的心會裂成碎片。

因為它是被悲傷所育養

又長期在寂靜的失眠中痛苦。

如今它將知道最壞的結局

立刻碎裂，或屈服在樂曲之下。