How do I love thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- 我是怎样地爱你？诉不尽万语千言：
- 我爱你的程度是那样地高深和广远，
- 恰似我的灵魂曾飞到了九天与黄泉，
- 去探索人生的奥妙，和神灵的恩典。
- 无论是白昼还是夜晚，我爱你不息，
- 像我每日必需的摄生食物不能间断。
- 我纯洁地爱你，不为奉承吹捧迷惑，
- 我勇敢地爱你，如同为正义而奋争！
- 爱你，以昔日的剧痛和童年的忠诚，
爱你，以眼泪、笑声及全部的生命。
要是没有你，我的心就失去了圣贤，
要是没有你，我的心就失去了激情。
假如上帝愿意，请为我作主和见证：
在我死后，我必将爱你更深，更深！