二者的辐合（“泰坦尼克号”失事所感）

托马斯·哈代

I

In a solitude¹ of the sea

Deep from human vanity，

And the Pride of Life that planned her， stilly couches she.

I

在大海的寂寥中

深离人类的虚荣

和建造她的那份骄傲，她长眠不醒

II

Steel chambers²， late the pyres

Of her salamandrine fires，

Cold currents thrid， and turn to rhythmic³ tidal lyres.

II

钢铁打成的房间

像火烧过的柴堆一般

冷潮像弹琴似的在其中穿打

III

Over the mirrors meant

To glass the opulent

The sea-worm crawls——grotesque， slimed， dumb， indifferent.

III

豪华的明镜

原是为绅商照映

如今虫豸在上面爬——粘湿丑陋，蠢蠢欲动

IV

Jewels in joy designed

To ravish the sensuous⁴ mind

Lie lightless， all their sparkles bleared and black and blind.

IV

玲珑剔透的珠宝

原是为供人夸耀

如今黯然失色的在那里睡觉

V

Dim moon-eyed fishes near

Gaze at the gilded⁵ gear

And query："What does this vaingloriousness down here？"...

V

张着大眼的鱼

对着这些晶莹灿烂的东西

问道：“这狂妄之物在这里做什么呢？”

VI

Well： while was fashioning

This creature of cleaving⁶ wing，

The Immanent Will that stirs and urges everything

VI

在制造这飞鸟一般的

庞大的怪物之际

搅动一切之旋转宇宙的动力

VII

Prepared a sinister⁷ mate

For her——so gaily⁸ great——

A Shape of Ice， for the time fat and dissociate

VII

也为她制造了不祥的伙伴

——好伟大好壮观——

目前远在天边的一座大冰山

VIII

And as the smart ship grew

In stature⁹， grace， and hue¹⁰

In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg¹¹ too.

VIII

他们彼此不相干

谁也不能看穿

他们以后会融合成为一团

X

Or sign that they were bent¹²

By paths coincident

On being anon twin halves of one August event，

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或是有任何迹象

他们会走到一条线上

不久成为一件惨案的双方

XI

Till the Spinner of the Years

Said "Now！" And each one hears，

And consummation comes， and jars two hemispheres.

XI

直到宇宙的主宰

说一声“现在！”

于是大功告成，两个撞在一块