无人关注的小蔷薇

文◎Emily Dickinson

无人关注的小蔷薇

文◎Emily Dickinson

Nobody Knows this Little Rose

Nobody knows this little Rose

It might a pilgrim①pilgrim 英 ['pɪlgrɪm] 美 ['pɪlɡrɪm] n. 朝圣者；漫游者；（美）最初的移民vi. 去朝圣；漫游be

Did I not take it from the ways

And lift it up to thee.

Only a Bee will miss it

Only a Butterfly,

Hastening②hasten 英 ['heɪs(ə)n] 美 ['hesn] vt. 加速；使赶紧；催促vi. 赶快；急忙from far journey

On its breast to lie

Only a Bird will wonder

Only a Breeze will sigh

Ah Little Rose — how easy

For such as thee to die!

没有人知道这枝小小蔷薇

若不是我把它 摘下献给你

它依旧会在路边

像个朝圣者 花开寂寂

仅有一只蜜蜂会思念它

仅有一只蝴蝶

经过遥远的旅程 匆匆飞来在它的花蕊中停歇

仅有鸟儿会惊奇

仅有微风会叹息

唉 这枝小小蔷薇 同你一样这么容易枯萎至死