Let It Be Forgotten

“Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold.
Let it be forgotten forever and ever,
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.

忘掉它，就像忘掉一朵花，
像忘掉炼过黄金的火焰，
忘掉它，永远永远。
时间是良友，他会使我们变成老年。

If anyone ask say it was forgotten
Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
In a long-forgotten snow.

如果有人问起，就说已忘记，
在很早，很早的往昔，
像花，像火，像静静的足音
在早被遗忘的雪里。”


非常喜欢这首美国女诗人Sara Teasdale的作品，"Let it be forgotten"。原作是英文，但我觉得中文的译本更加的耐人寻味。诗人轻轻地诉说着一种经过岁月洗礼的伤痛，如此的温柔委婉，如此的动人心弦。时间是良友，曾经撕心裂肺的痛楚，最终也能释怀。