爱情与友谊Love and Friendship

Love and Friendship 

爱情与友谊

——by Emily Bronte 
——邹仲之 译   

Love is like the wild rose-briar;

Friendship like the holly-tree.

The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms,

But which will bloom most constantly?

爱情像似野玫瑰；

友谊犹如冬青树。

玫瑰盛开，冬青苍绿，

哪个能够芳华永驻？

The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,

Its summer blossoms scent the air;

Yet wait till winter comes again,

And who will call the wild-briar fair?

春天里玫瑰娇美可人，

夏日里花朵把风儿薰香；

可是等到冬季再次来临，

谁还会夸玫瑰漂亮？

Then, scorn the silly rose-wreath now,

And deck thee with the holly's sheen,

That, when December blights thy brow,

He still may leave thy garland green.

那时你不屑于枯萎的玫瑰，

而用冬青的光彩将你装扮，

当十二月的严寒令人愁眉不展，

你的冬青花环依旧绿意盎然。