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If I Could Tell You

《若我能对你说出》

—— by W.H. Auden

Time will say nothing but I told you so,

时间只会说“我早就这样告知过你”。

Time only knows the price we have to pay;

时间只知道我们必须付出的代价；

If I could tell you I would let you know.

若我能对你说出，我定会让你知悉。

If we should weep when clowns put on their show,

倘若小丑们表演节目时我们哭泣，

If we should stumble when musicians play,

倘若音乐家演奏时我们绊了一下，

Time will say nothing but I told you so.

时间只会说“我早就这样告知过你”。

There are no fortunes to be told, although,

虽则如此，命运并不能被预知，

Because I love you more than I can say,

只因我对你的爱难以尽数表达，

If I could tell you I would let you know.

若我能对你说出，我定会让你知悉。

The winds must come from somewhere when they blow,

当风儿吹起，它定会是来自某地，

There must be reasons why the leaves decay;

当树叶枯萎，原由必定别无其他；

Time will say nothing but I told you so.

时间只会说“我早就这样告知过你”。

Perhaps the roses really want to grow,

玫瑰或许真的想要散叶开枝，

The vision seriously intends to stay;

美好事物也当真打算驻足留下；

If I could tell you I would let you know.

若我能对你说出，我定会让你知悉。

Suppose all the lions get up and go,

假如所有的狮子都起身远离，

And all the brooks and soldiers run away;

而溪流和士兵一齐亡走天涯；

Will Time say nothing but I told you so?

时间是否会说“我早就这样告知过你”？

If I could tell you I would let you know.

若我能对你说出，我定会让你知悉。

马鸣谦/蔡海燕 译