莎士比亚十四行诗第153首 | 莎士比亚十四行诗

更新时间：1/19/2025, 12:32:34 PM

原文

Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep.
A maid of Dian’s this advantage found,
And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep
In a cold valley-fountain of that ground;
Which borrowed from this holy fire of Love
A dateless lively heat, still to endure,
And grew a seething bath, which yet men prove
Against strange maladies a sovereign cure.
But at my mistress’ eye Love’s brand new-fired,
The boy for trial needs would touch my breast;
I, sick withal, the help of bath desired,
And thither hied, a sad distempered guest,
But found no cure; the bath for my help lies
Where Cupid got new fire—my mistress’ eyes.

译文

丘比德丢下了他的火炬，睡熟了：黛安娜的一个天女就乘此机会把他这激起爱情的火炬浸入了当地山谷间一条冰冷的泉水；泉水，从这神圣的爱火借来永远活泼的热力，永远有生机，就变成沸腾的温泉，人们到现在还确信这温泉有回春绝症的效力。我爱人的眼睛又燃起爱神的火炬，那孩子要试验，把火炬触上我胸口，我顿时病了，急于向温泉求助，就赶去做了个新客，狂躁而哀愁，但是没效力：能医好我病的温泉是重燃爱神火炬的——我爱人的慧眼。

注释

这一首与下一首（第154首）所写的是同一题材；这两首诗并不在对谁说话。——第一、二行：丘比德与黛安娜，均为古典神话中的神，前者是爱神（形如小男孩，有翅膀），后者是月神（形如美丽的少女）。“天女”即仙女，这里是月神的侍女。第九、十行：爱神的火炬，一度被人熄灭，如今却从诗人的爱人的眼睛那里重新燃烧了起来，爱神为试验火炬究竟燃着没有，便用火炬去点触诗人的胸膛。“那孩子”指丘比德。