John Donne經典愛情詩歌:日出 The Sun Rising
BUSY old fool, unruly Sun,
忙碌的老傻瓜，任性的太陽，Why dost thou thus,
爲什麼你要穿過窗櫺，Through windows, and through curtains, cAll on us ?
透過窗簾前來招呼我們？
Must to thy motions lovers' seasons run ?
難道情人的季節也得有你一樣的轉向？Saucy pedantic wretch, go chide
莽撞迂腐的東西，你去斥罵Late school-boys and sour prentices,
上學遲到的孩童，怨尤的學徒，Go tell court-huntsmen that the king will ride,
去通知宮廷的獵人，國王要起駕，Call country ants to harvest offices ;
吩咐鄉下的螞蟻完成收割人的勞作；Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime,
愛情呀，始終如一，不使節氣的變換，Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
更不懂鐘點、日子和月份這些時間的碎片。Thy beams so reverend, and strong
爲什麼你竟然會自認Why shouldst thou think ?
你的光線如此可畏和強壯？I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink,
我只須一眨跟，你便會黯然無光，But that I would not lose her sight so long.
但我不願她的倩影消失隱遁：If her eyes have not blinded thine,
倘若她的明眸還沒使你目盲，Look, and to-morrow late tell me,
好好瞧瞧．明天遲些再告訴我，Whether both th' Indias of spice and mine
盛產金銀香料的東西印度Be where thou left'st them, or lie here with me.
在你今天離開的地方，還是躺在我身旁，Ask for those kings whom thou saw'st yesterday,
去問一下你昨天看到的所有帝王，And thou shalt hear, "All here in one bed lay."
那答案准保都將是“全在這一張牀上”。She's all states, and all princes I ;
她便是一切國家，我是君主的君主．Nothing else is ;
其餘的便什麼都不是。Princes do but play us ; compared to this,
君主們不過摹仿着我們；與此相比，All honour's mimic, all wealth alchemy.
一切榮譽是丑角，一切財富是騙局。Thou, Sun, art half as happy as we,
你，太陽，只擁有我們一半歡樂，In that the world's contracted thus ;
當宇宙在這樣一個世界裏聚攏；Thine age asks ease, and since thy duties be
你的年齡需要悠閒；既然你的職責To warm the world, that's done in warming us.
便是溫暖世界，你己對我們盡了本份。Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere ;
你只須照耀我們這兒．光芒就會遍及四方，This bed thy center is, these walls thy sphere.
這張牀是你的中心，牆壁是你的穹蒼。
