假狮子

(Thomas Macdonagh, translated by Viv)

爱既残忍，爱又甜蜜

爱既残忍，爱又甜蜜——
         残忍又甜蜜。
爱人叹息，直至相遇，
       叹息又相遇。
叹息后相遇，又再叹息——
残忍的甜蜜！噢，甜蜜的揪心！

爱是盲目——但又聪明，
       盲目又聪明。
心绪狂野，话语羞怯，
       狂野又羞怯——
狂野后羞怯，又再狂野——
狂野是甜蜜，——羞怯却揪心。

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Love Is Cruel, Love Is Sweet

Love is cruel, love is sweet,--
      Cruel, sweet.
Lovers sigh till lovers meet,
      Sigh and meet--
Sigh and meet, and sigh again--
Cruel sweet!  O sweetest pain!

Love is blind -- but love is sly,
      Blind and sly.
Thoughts are bold, but words are shy 
      Bold and shy--
Bold and shy, and bold again--
Sweet is boldness,--shyness pain.