六一詩歌朗誦：The More Loving One

The More Loving One

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Looking up at the stars, I know quite well,

仰望羣星的時分，我一清二楚，

That, for all they care, I can go to hell,

儘管它們關懷備至，我亦有可能赴地府，

But on earth indifference is the least,

可是塵世間我們絲毫不必畏懼,

We have to dread from man or beast .

人類或禽獸的那份冷漠。

How should we like it were stars to burn ,

倘若羣星燃燒着關懷我們的激情，

With a passion for us we could not return ?

我們卻無法回報，我們作何感想?

If equal affection cannot be ,

倘若無法產生同樣的感情，

Let the more loving one be me.

讓我成爲更有愛心的人。

Admirer as I think I am,

儘管我自視爲羣星的崇拜者，

Of stars that do not give a damn,

它們滿不在乎，

I cannot, now I see them, say

現在我看羣星，我卻難以啓齒，

I missed one terribly all day .

說我成天思念一顆星星。

Were all stars to disappear or die,

倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，

I should learn to look at an empty sky,

我應該學會仰望空蕩的天空，

And feel its total dark sublime,

同時感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，

Though this might take me a little time.

雖然這樣可能要花費一點時間。