【双语有声阅读】你懂我的心 You know my heart

 You know my heart

 

你知道我的心

Bettine Brentano to Goethe

贝停-布伦塔诺致歌德

You know my heart; you know that all there

你知道我的心;你知道我心里

is desire, thought, boding¹ and longing²;

惟有的愿望、思念、预兆和渴求;

you live among spirits and they give you divine wisdom.

你生活在幽灵之中，他们给你以神灵的智慧。

You must nourish me; you give all that in advance,

你一定要给我以"营养"。

which I do not understand to ask for.

你已经事先就给了我那些我不懂得去要求的东西。

My mind has a small embrace, my love a large one;

虽说我的才智小，但我的爱情甚深;

you must bring them to a balance.

你一定要平衡这两方面。

Love cannot be quiet till the mind matches its growth;

在理智跟不上爱情的发展时，爱不能平静。

you are matched to my love; you are friendly, kind, and indulgent;

你知道我有多爱你;你友善、温存、宽厚。

let me know when my heart is off the balance.

告诉我，什么时候我的心失去了平衡。

I understand your silent signs.

我懂得你那无声的暗示。

A look from your eyes into mine, a kiss from you upon my lips,

你映人我眼帘的凝睇、你印在我唇上的热吻，

instructs me in all, what might seem delighted to learn,

向我说明了一切。这一切对于像我这样的人，

to one who, like me, had experience from those.

对于有过这方面感情经历的人，看来似乎令人高兴。

I am far from you; mine are become strange to me. 　　

你我天各一方，我给你的凝望和亲吻对我已日益陌生。

I must ever return in thought to that hour

我无法不回想在

when you hold me in the soft fold of your arm.

你怀抱中的温柔时刻。

Then I begin to weep, but the tears dry again unawares.

然后我便开始哭泣，又不知不觉眼泪已哭干。

Yes, he reaches with his love (thus I think)

是的，在深藏的静谧中

over to me in this concealed³ stillness;

他对我一往情深(我如是想)。

and should not I, with my eternal undisturbed loving,

难道我就不应该借着永不动摇的深情

reach to him in the distance? 　　

遥通心声吗?

Ah, conceive what my heart has to say to you;

啊，你不知道我一心要对你说些什么吗？

it overflows⁴ with soft sighs all whisper to you.

我要对你无限地轻声叹息，窃窃私语，让感情沛溢。

Be my only happiness on earth your friendly will to me.

愿我今生今世唯一的幸福就是你对我的无限的柔情。

O, dear friend, give me but a sign that you are conscious of me.

啊，亲爱的朋友，只求你给我暗示，你心中只有我。

1 boding   

adj.凶兆的，先兆的n.凶兆，前兆，预感v.预示，预告，预言( bode的现在分词 )；等待，停留( bide的过去分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待

参考例句：

• Whispers passed along, and a boding uneasiness took possession of every countenance. 到处窃窃私语，人人脸上露出不祥的焦虑。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• The lady shook upon her companion's knees as she heard that boding sound. 女士听到那不详的声音，开始在她同伴的膝上颤抖。 来自互联网

2 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

3 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

4 overflows   

v.溢出，淹没( overflow的第三人称单数 )；充满；挤满了人；扩展出界，过度延伸

参考例句：

• He always fills his glass till it overflows. 他总是把杯子斟得很满。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A distributary overflows its banks. 分流水溢出河岸。 来自辞典例句