Vengeance Is Sweet Poem by Luo Zhihai

★ Vengeance Is Sweet

☆ Poetry by Paul Laurence Dunbar

When I was young I longed for Love,
And held his glory far above
All other earthly things. I cried:
'Come, Love, dear Love, with me abide; '
And with my subtlest art I wooed,
And eagerly the wight pursued.
But Love was gay and Love was shy,
He laughed at me and passed me by.

Well, I grew old and I grew gray,
When Wealth came wending down my way.
I took his golden hand with glee,
And comrades from that day were we.
Then Love came back with doleful face,
And prayed that I would give him place.
But, though his eyes with tears were dim,
I turned my back and laughed at him.


▲ Chinese Translation

★ 甜蜜的报复

☆ [美] 保罗•劳伦斯•邓巴 (1872-1906) 诗
☆ [中] 罗志海 译


我年轻的时候，我渴望爱
他视荣誉远高于
世间其他所有的事。我哭泣
"来吧，爱，亲爱的，与我一起等待"
用我最微妙的艺术求爱
人类热切追求爱
爱情很害羞很快乐
他嘲笑我，从我身边走过

嗯，我已经老了，头发变得灰白
当财富用我的方式到来
我握住他的金手万分欣喜
同志们我们从那天起
爱愁眉苦脸回来
请求我给他腾出地方来
不过，虽然他双眼泪水昏花
我转过身去，嘲笑他


北京时间2015年2月18日翻译
Beijing time on February 18,2015, Translatio