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作品描述

作者简介

JUNECOTNERistheauthorofmorethanadozenanthologies,includingthebestsellingGraces.ShelivesinPoulsbo,Washington.

文摘

WhatGreaterThing

Whatgreaterthingistherefortwohumansouls,

thantofeelthattheyarejoinedforlife--

tostrengtheneachotherinalllabor,

torestoneachotherinallsorrow,

toministertoeachotherinallpain,

tobeonewitheachother

insilentunspeakablememories...

-GeorgeEliot（1819-1880）

YouWereBornTogether

（fromTheProphet）

Youwereborntogether,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.

Youshallbetogetherwhenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.

Aye,youshallbetogethereveninthesilentmemoryofGod.

Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,

Andletthewindsoftheheavensdancebetweenyou.

Loveoneanotherbutmakenotabondoflove:

Letitratherbeamovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.

Filleachother'scupbutdrinknotfromonecup.

Giveoneanotherofyourbreadbuteatnotfromthesameloaf.

Singanddancetogetherandbejoyous,butleteachofyoubealone,

Evenasthestringsofthelutearealonethoughtheyquiver

withthesamemusic.

Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother'skeeping.

ForonlythehandsofLifecancontainyourhearts.

Andstandtogether,yetnottooneartogether:

Forthepillarsofthetemplestandapart,

Andtheoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother'sshadow.

-KahlilGibran（1883-1931）

WhenTwoPeopleAreatOne

Whentwopeopleareatone

intheirinmosthearts

Theyshattereventhestrengthofiron

orofbronze

Andwhentwopeopleunderstandeachother

intheirinmosthearts

Theirwordsaresweetandstrong

likethefragranceoforchids.

IChing

MarriedLove

YouandI

Havesomuchlove

Thatit

Burnslikeafire,

Inwhichwebakealumpofclay

Moldedintoafigureofyou

Andafigureofme.

Thenwetakebothofthem,

Andbreakthemintopieces,

Andmixthepieceswithwater,

Andmoldagainafigureofyou,

Andafigureofme.

Iaminyourclay.

Youareinmyclay.

Inlifeweshareasinglequilt.

Indeathwewillshareonebed.

-KuanTao-Sheng（1262-1319）

TranslatedfromtheChinesebyKennethRexrothandLingChung

ToLoveAnother

Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeing:

thatisperhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtous,theultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelypreparation...Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrendering,andunitingwithanotherperson--itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen...tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdistances.

-RainerMariaRilke（1875-1926）

TranslatedbyStephenMitchell

ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove

Comelivewithmeandbemylove,

Andwewillallthepleasuresprove

Thatvalleys,groves,hills,andfields,

Woods,orsteepymountainyields.

Andwewillsitupontherocks

Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,

Byshallowrivers,towhosefalls

Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.

AndIwillmaketheebedsofroses

Andathousandfragrantposies,

Acapofflowersandakirtle

Embroider'dallwithleavesofmyrtle.

Agownmadeofthefinestwool,

Whichfromourprettylambswepull;

Fairlinedslippersforthecold,

Withbucklesofthepurestgold.

Abeltofstrawandivybuds,

Withcoralclaspsandamberstuds:

Andifthesepleasuresmaytheemove,

Comelivewithmeandbemylove.

Theshepherdswainsshalldanceandsing

ForthydelighteachMaymorning:

Ifthesedelightsthymindmaymove,

Thenlivewithmeandbemylove.

-ChristopherMarlowe（1564-1594）

InOneAnother'sSouls

ThemomentIheardmyfirstlovestoryIbeganseekingyou,

notrealizingthesearchwasuseless.

Loversdon'tmeetsomewherealongtheway.

They'reinoneanother'ssoulsfromthebeginning.

-Rumi（1207-1273）

AdaptedbyEleanorMunro,fromthetranslationbyA.J.Arberry

IShallLoveYou

Sensualpleasurepassesandvanishesinthetwinklingofaneye,butthefriendshipbetweenus,themutualconfidence,thedelightsoftheheart,theenchantmentofthesoul,thesethingsdonotperishandcanneverbedestroyed.IshallloveyouuntilIdie.

-Voltaire（1694-1778）

Love

Iloveyou,

Notonlyforwhatyouare,

ButforwhatIam

WhenIamwithyou.

Iloveyou,

Notonlyforwhat

Youhavemadeofyourself,

Butforwhat

Youaremakingofme.

Iloveyou

Forthepartofme

Thatyoubringout;

Iloveyou

Forputtingyourhand

Intomyheaped-upheart

Andpassingover

Allthefoolish,weakthings

Thatyoucan'thelp

Dimlyseeingthere,

Andfordrawingout

Intothelight

Allthebeautifulbelongings

Thatnooneelsehadlooked

Quitefarenoughtofind.

Iloveyoubecauseyou

Arehelpingmetomake

Ofthelumberofmylife

Notatavern

Butatemple;

Outoftheworks

Ofmyeveryday

Notareproach

Butasong.

Iloveyou

Becauseyouhavedone

Morethananycreed

Couldhavedone

Tomakemegood,

Andmorethananyfate

Couldhavedone

Tomakemehappy.

Youhavedoneit

Withoutatouch,

Withoutaword,

Withoutasign.

Youhavedoneit

Bybeingyourself.

Perhapsthatiswhat

Beingafriendmeans,

Afterall.

-RoyCroft（1907-1973）

EnteringtheVow

Whatisavow,

butanintention

spokenoutbeforetheworld

sothattheworld,inhearing,

mighttakepart

inaspirations

ofthewillingheart?

Inourcomingheretoday

tojoinandbless

thejoyofyourbecomingwed,

mayweenterin

thetruthofthewordsyou'vesaid,

"Ido."

-MaureenTolmanFlannery

LoveIsPatient

Loveispatient,loveiskind.

Itdoesnotenvy,itdoesnotboast,

itisnotproud.Itisnotrude,

itisnotself-seeking,

itisnoteasilyangered,

itkeepsnorecordofwrongs.

Lovedoesnotdelightinevil

butrejoiceswiththetruth.

Italwaysprotects,alwaystrusts,

alwayshopes,alwaysperseveres.

Loveneverfails....

Andnowthesethreeremain:

faith,hopeandlove.

Butthegreatestoftheseislove.

-ICorinthians13:

4-8,13（NIV）

MyBounty（fromRomeoandJuliet）

Mybountyisasboundlessasthesea,

Myloveasdeep;themoreIgivetothee,

ThemoreIhave,forbothareinfinite.

-WilliamShakespeare（1564-1616）

品描述

作者简介

JUNECOTNERistheauthorofmorethanadozenanthologies,includingthebestsellingGraces.ShelivesinPoulsbo,Washington.

文摘

WhatGreaterThing

Whatgreaterthingistherefortwohumansouls,

thantofeelthattheyarejoinedforlife--

tostrengtheneachotherinalllabor,

torestoneachotherinallsorrow,

toministertoeachotherinallpain,

tobeonewitheachother

insilentunspeakablememories...

-GeorgeEliot（1819-1880）

YouWereBornTogether

（fromTheProphet）

Youwereborntogether,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.

Youshallbetogetherwhenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.

Aye,youshallbetogethereveninthesilentmemoryofGod.

Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,

Andletthewindsoftheheavensdancebetweenyou.

Loveoneanotherbutmakenotabondoflove:

Letitratherbeamovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.

Filleachother'scupbutdrinknotfromonecup.

Giveoneanotherofyourbreadbuteatnotfromthesameloaf.

Singanddancetogetherandbejoyous,butleteachofyoubealone,

Evenasthestringsofthelutearealonethoughtheyquiver

withthesamemusic.

Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother'skeeping.

ForonlythehandsofLifecancontainyourhearts.

Andstandtogether,yetnottooneartogether:

Forthepillarsofthetemplestandapart,

Andtheoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother'sshadow.

-KahlilGibran（1883-1931）

WhenTwoPeopleAreatOne

Whentwopeopleareatone

intheirinmosthearts

Theyshattereventhestrengthofiron

orofbronze

Andwhentwopeopleunderstandeachother

intheirinmosthearts

Theirwordsaresweetandstrong

likethefragranceoforchids.

IChing

MarriedLove

YouandI

Havesomuchlove

Thatit

Burnslikeafire,

Inwhichwebakealumpofclay

Moldedintoafigureofyou

Andafigureofme.

Thenwetakebothofthem,

Andbreakthemintopieces,

Andmixthepieceswithwater,

Andmoldagainafigureofyou,

Andafigureofme.

Iaminyourclay.

Youareinmyclay.

Inlifeweshareasinglequilt.

Indeathwewillshareonebed.

-KuanTao-Sheng（1262-1319）

TranslatedfromtheChinesebyKennethRexrothandLingChung

ToLoveAnother

Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeing:

thatisperhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtous,theultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelypreparation...Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrendering,andunitingwithanotherperson--itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen...tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdistances.

-RainerMariaRilke（1875-1926）

TranslatedbyStephenMitchell

ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove

Comelivewithmeandbemylove,

Andwewillallthepleasuresprove

Thatvalleys,groves,hills,andfields,

Woods,orsteepymountain