Love ascended between us

爱在我们之间升起

like the moon between two palm-trees

像月亮在两棵棕榈之间——

that have never embraced.

它们从未拥抱。

The intimate murmur of our two bodies

made the cooing the sea-swell brings,

两个身体亲密的絮语

but the hoarse voice was stifled,

汇成一片沙沙的波涛，

the lips turned to stone.

但沙哑的是受折磨的声音，

The yearning to encircle moved our flesh

嘴唇化作了石雕。

illuminated our inflamed bones,

but our arms’ desire to reach out

肉体浮起互相缠绕的渴望，

died away in our arms.

连骨髓都被照亮而燃烧，

Love and the moon passed between us

但伸出去求爱的手臂

and devoured our lonely bodies.

却在自身之中枯凋。

And we are two ghosts who search

and find each other from afar.

爱——月亮——在我们间传递，

而又吞噬销蚀分隔的身体，

我们是两个幽灵，远远相望

而互相寻找。