Vol.8 | How Do I Love Thee?

How Do I Love Thee?

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of being and ideal grace.

I love thee to the level of every day's

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for right.

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints.

I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life;

and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

我是怎样地爱你？

伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁

我是怎样地爱你？让我逐一细数。

我爱你，尽我的心灵所能及之处——

深邃、辽阔、高远，

犹如探求玄冥中神的存在与美之极。

我爱你，如每日最平实的需要，

在日光之下，在烛光之中。

我自由地爱你，像人们为正义而奋斗；

我纯洁地爱你，如人们在赞美前低头。

我爱你，以昔日愁苦中的热忱，

以我童年信仰般的真诚。

我爱你，以那仿佛随逝去的圣徒

一同消散的深情。

我爱你，以我毕生的呼吸、

微笑与泪水。

倘若上帝应允，

我死后，只会更加爱你。