Why did I dream of you last night?

Why did I dream of you last night?
Now morning is pushing back hair with grey light
Memories strike home, like slaps in the face;
Raised on elbow, I stare at the pale fog
beyond the window.

So many things I had thought forgotten
Return to my mind with stranger pain:
--Like letters that arrive addressed to someone
Who left the house so many years ago.


昨夜为何又梦见你？
作者：菲利普·拉金


昨夜为何又梦见你？
此刻灰蒙蒙的晨光扫过我的头发
回忆击打着心房，像巴掌扇在脸上；
托着腮，我凝望窗外
那白茫茫的雾。

多少往事，我以为早已忘记，
又带着更为陌生的痛楚回到脑海：
——像写给某人的信件
而那人多年前已经离开。
（卞兆康译）

许剑桐 发表于 2022-10-28 09:45
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多谢！！！！！！

许剑桐 发表于 2022-10-26 09:35
问好兆康~

许编委早上好！！！

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问好兆康~

Memories strike home, like slaps in the face

—————— charming