How do I love thee? 我是怎樣的愛你

by 勃朗寧夫人

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

我是怎樣地愛你?讓我逐一細算。

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

我愛你盡我的心靈所能及到的

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

深邃、寬廣、和高度——正象我探求

For the ends of being and ideal grace.

玄冥中上帝的存在和深厚的神恩。

I love thee to the level of every day’s

我愛你的程度，就象日光和燭焰下

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

那每天不用說得的需要。我不加思慮地

I love thee freely, as men strive for right.

愛你，就象男子們?yōu)檎x而斗爭;

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

我純潔地愛你，象他們在贊美前低頭。

I love thee with the passion put to use

以滿懷熱情，就象往日滿腔的辛酸;

In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.

我愛你以我童年的信仰;我愛你

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

我愛你，抵得上那似乎隨著消失的圣者

With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,

而消逝的愛慕。我愛你以我終生的

Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,

呼吸，微笑和淚珠——假使是上帝的

I shall but love thee better after death.

意旨，那么，我死了我還要更加愛你!

-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning