《爱》
作者:罗伊·克里夫特
朗诵:莹秋
I love you,
我爱你
Not for what you are,
不光因为你的样子
But for what I am
还因为
When I am with you.
和你在一起时我的样子
I love you,
我爱你
Not only for what
不光因为
You have made of yourself,
你为我而做的事
But for what
还因为
You are making of me.
为了你我所能做到的事

I love you
我爱你
For the part of me
因为你能够唤出
That you bring out;
我最真的那部分
I love you
我爱你
For putting your hand
因为你
Into my heaped-up heart
能够轻易地穿透
And passing over
我心上的旷野
All the foolish, weak things
所有我的傻气、弱点
That you can't help
在你的眼里
Dimly seeing there,
几乎不存在
And for drawing out
你有能力
Into the light
将我的那些内心深处
All the beautiful belongings
都照亮
That no one else had looked
那些没有人愿意探索
Quite far enough to find.
愿意发现的深处

I love you because you
我爱你因为你
Are helping me to make
帮助我理解
Of the lumber of my life
生活的不堪
Not a tavern
没有把我当做你生活的客栈
But a temple;
而是内心一座圣殿
Out of the works
对于我的工作
Of my every day
和生活每一天
Not a reproach
你没有责备
But a song.
而是赞颂
I love you
我爱你
Because you have done
因为你给予我的
More than any creed
胜过任何誓言
Could have done
所能赐予我的
To make me good
任何好处
And more than any fate
比任何命运
Could have done
赐予我的任何恩惠
To make me happy.
还要多
You have done it
这就是你所做的
Without a touch,
没有一次接触
Without a word,
没有一个华语
Without a sign.
没有一个暗示
You have done it
你所做的
By being yourself.
就是做你自己
Perhaps that is what
可能这就是
Being a friend means,
伴侣的真谛
After all.