Song to Celia 給西麗雅(卞之琳譯)

Song to Celia

By Ben Jonson

Drinke to me, onely, with thine eyes ,

And I will pledge with mine;

Or leave a kisse but in the cup ,

And Ile not looke for wine.

The thirst, that from the soule doth rise ,

Doth aske a drinke divine:

But might I of Jove's Nectar sup ,

I would not change for thine.

I sent thee, late, a rosie wreath ,

Not so much honoring thee ,

As giving it a hope, that there

It could not withered bee.

But thou thereon did'st onely breath，

And sent'st it back to mee:

Since when it growes, and smells, I sweare ,

Not of it selfe, but thee.

給西麗雅(卞之琳譯)

你就只用你的眼睛來給我干杯，

我就用我的眼睛來相酬;

或者就留下一個親吻在杯邊上

我就不會向杯里找酒。

從靈魂深處張開起來的渴嘴

著實想喝到美妙的一口;

可是哪怕由我嘗天帝的瓊漿，

要我換也不甘把你的放手。

我新近給你送上了一束玫魂花，

與其說誠心拿來孝敬你，

不如說讓它們有希望得到熏陶，

不會得枯搞以至于委地;

可是你只在花上呼吸了一下，

把它們送回到我的手里;

從此它們就開得叫我聞得到

(不是它們自己而是)你。