#1. Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare (1564 -1616)
莎士比亚《十四行诗之116》
*这首可能是英语世界最经典、最广为人知的爱情诗了*
经典段落:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks 沧桑轮回,爱却长生不改,
But bears it out even to the Edge of doom 爱恒久坚定,直到末日的尽头,
If this be error and upon me proved 假如有人能证明我说的不实,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved. 那就算我从未写诗,世人也从未爱过。
#2. She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron (1788-1824)
拜伦《她走在美的光彩中》
*这首诗常用在西方婚礼发言中, 由新郎献给新娘*
经典段落:
She walks in beauty, like the night 她走在美的光彩中,象夜晚,
Of cloudless climes and starry skies; 皎洁无云而且繁星漫天;
And all that’s best of dark and bright;黑夜与白天最美妙的色彩;
Meet in her aspect and her eyes. 都凝聚在她的面容和目光里。
#3. Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
雪莱《爱的哲学》
经典段落:
And the sunlight clasps the earth, And the moonbeams kiss the sea;
日光拥抱地球,月光亲吻海洋;
What are all these kissings worth, If thou kiss not me.
但这些亲吻又有何用,若你亲吻的不是我。