疯女人的情歌

西尔维娅·普拉斯      于慕文译

我合上双眼，世界就死去，

我睁开双眼，世界就重生。

我想你不过是我心中的幻影

星星跳着华尔兹隐去

无情的黑暗疾驰而来

我合上双眼，世界就死去

我梦见你引我上床

在明朗的月光下，疯狂地吻我

这不过是我心中的幻像

上帝从天空坠落，磷火在地狱渐熄

天使和魔鬼的随从都已逃逸

我合上双眼，世界就死寂

我幻想你会如期而至

然而我已老去，连你的名字都想不起

我不过是在脑中虚构了一个你

我本该爱上一只雷鸟

至少它会在春天欢叫着归来

我合上双眼，世界就死寂

我不过是在脑中虚构了一个你

2012-12-26上海

Mad Girl's Love Song

By Sylvia Plath  Translated by Evan Yu

"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;

I lift my lids and all is born again.

(I think I made you up inside my head.)

The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,

And arbitrary blackness gallops in:

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed

And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane.

(I think I made you up inside my head.)

God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade:

Exit seraphim and Satan's men:

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I fancied you'd return the way you said,

But I grow old and I forget your name.

(I think I made you up inside my head.)

I should have loved a thunderbird instead;

At least when spring comes they roar back again.

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

(I think I made you up inside my head.)"