中英诗歌中的爱情与死亡4

　　 爱的乐园

　　 威廉姆.布莱克

　　 我曾访问爱的乐园,

　　 目睹了我前所未见:

　　 殡仪馆矗立其中,

　　 那里是我曾嘻戏的草地。

　　 而殡仪馆的大门紧闭,

　　 门上大书'行人止步';

　　 我只好转向爱的乐园,

　　 那里曾有无数美丽鲜花开放,

　　 映入眼帘的却是遍地坟茔,

　　 墓碑取代了鲜花林立:

　　 黑袍牧师们蜿蜒绕行,

　　 用荆棘捆绑着我的欢乐和欲望。

　　 The Garden of Love

　　 William Blake

　　 I went to the Garden of love,

　　 And saw what I never had seen:

　　 A Chapel was built in the midst,

　　 Where I used to play on the green.

　　 And the gates of this Chapel were shut,

　　 And "Thou shalt not" writ over the door;

　　 So I turn'd to the Garden of Love,

　　 That so many sweet flowers bore,

　　 And I saw it was filled with graves,

　　 And tomb-stones where flowers should be:

　　 And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,

　　 And binding with briars my joys & desires.

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