导读：麦克尔•德雷顿(Michael Drayton 1563—1631)英国诗人。诗歌表达了在两人分手之后,尽管说是不再有一丝牵挂与旧情,但只因还有爱在, “他”临死也不肯瞑目；而在“他”死后, “她”又备受良心谴责,似乎是因为“她”不肯出手相救才造成这悲剧的结局。阅读本诗请注意前后两阙在语气上的变化。
Since there's nohope
然已尽缘分
作者/麦克尔•德雷顿Michael Drayton
Since there’s no hope,come let us kiss and part．
既然已尽缘分，让我们分手前亲吻；
Nay, I have done,you get no more of me；
罢了, 我已了却心债，你我从此互不相欠, 彼此两清。
And I am glad,yea, glad with all my heart,
真的, 我很高兴, 我的高兴发自内心；
That thus socleanly I myself can free．
因为得到完全解脱，因为还回自由人生；
Shake hands for ever, cancel all our vows,
久久把手握紧，将往日的誓言了结罄尽；
And when we meet at any time again,
不管他日何处相逢, 我们只会形同路人；
But it not seen in either of our brows
不再有一丝牵挂，
That we one jot of former love retain．
哪还剩半点旧情。
Now at the last gasp of love’s latest breath,
现在，他的脉搏就要停止，爱恋让他一息尚存；
When, his pulse failing, Passion speechless lies,
情意在胸，口中无语,
When Faith is kneeling by his bed of death,
临终的床前伴着忠贞；
And Innocence is closing up his eyes,
那天真无邪最为单纯, 帮他渐渐闭上眼睛；
Now, if thou wouldst, when all have given him over,
是啊, 此时一切已把他抛弃，此刻万事将他逼入绝境；
From death to life thou mightst him yet recover．
只因你不肯出手相救，否则他就能起死回生。
