雙語賞析《新月集》第3期:源極 The source

THE sleep that flits on baby's eyes--does anybody know from where it comes? Yes, there is a rumour that it has its dwelling where, in the fairy village among shadows of the forest dimly lit with glow-worms, there hang two shy buds of enchantment. From there it comes to kiss baby's eyes.
The smile that flickers on baby's lips when he sleeps--does anybody know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumour that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born in the dream of a dew-washed morning--the smile that flickers on baby's lips when he sleeps.
The sweet, soft freshness that blooms on baby's limbs--does anybody know where it was hidden so long? Yes, when the mother was a young girl it lay pervading her heart in tender and silent mystery of love--the sweet, soft freshness that has bloomed on baby's limbs.

飛至嬰兒眼睛停駐的睡眠，有誰知道它是從哪裏來的？ 是的，傳說它是住在森林深處，有螢火蟲朦朧的微光照耀着的精靈村，在那裏掛着兩個迷人羞澀的蓓蕾，從那裏，它飛來親吻嬰兒的眼睛。
當嬰兒沉睡時在脣邊閃爍着微笑， 有誰知道它在哪裏出生？是的，傳說新月那一絲青春的清光碰觸了即將消逝的秋雲邊緣，於是微笑便初生在露珠沐浴的晨夢中誕生—— 嬰兒沉睡時微笑便會在他的脣邊閃動。
甜蜜柔嫩的新鮮氣息在嬰兒的四肢綻放，有誰知道它是在何處久藏？是的，當媽媽還是個少女時，它已在她的心裏，在愛的溫柔與沉靜的神祕中潛伏—— 甜蜜柔嫩的新鮮氣息，在嬰兒的四肢綻放。