亲爱的，年复一年，我怀着一颗

A heavy heart, Beloved, have I borne

沉重的心，直到我瞧见了你的面影。

From year to year util I saw thy face, 

一个个忧伤已相继剥夺了我所有的

And sorrow after sorrow took the place

欢欣－－象一串轻贴在胸前的珍珠，

Of all those natural joys as lightly worn

在跳舞的当儿，给一颗跳动的心儿

As the stringed pearls, ... each lifted in its turn 

逐一地拨弄。希望随即转成了

By a beating heart at dance time. Hopes apace

漫长的失望，纵使上帝的厚恩，

Were changed to long despairs, til God's own grace

也没法从那凄凉的人世举起来

Could scarcely lift above the world forlorn

我这颗沉甸甸的心。可是你，

My heavy heart. www.haiyawenxue.com Then thou didst bid me bring

你当真命令我捧着它，投到

And let it drop adown thy calmly great

你伟大深沉的跟前！它立即往下沉，

Deep being! Fast it sinketh, as a thing

就象堕落是它的本性；而你的心，

Which its own nature does precipitate,

立即紧跟着，贴在它上面，挡在

While thine doth close above it, mediating 

那照临的星辰和未完功的命运间。

Betwixt the stars and the unaccomplished fate.