In the temporary embrace

在短暫的擁抱裏

I speak of eternity.

我訴說永恆。

The wind brings us the calls of the church bells

風吹來教堂鐘聲的呼喚，

among the feathers where we rest

我們昏沉的頭

our sleepy heads.

枕在羽毛上休息。

It’s morning. Moist air passes

現在是早晨。濕潤的空氣

under the viaducts, clouds part

從橋洞下經過，雲彩

at a touch, buildings at the swallows’ flight,

一碰就碎，樓聳立在燕子的飛翔中，

the farmhands pray for rain that stops,

農人的手祈禱停歇的雨水，

while the trees give up their leaves

樹木鬆開葉子

and so the sky grows vaster.

讓天空變得更廣闊。

Your hands are soft this morning

你的手在這個早晨無比溫柔

and soft is the blossom of the hard almond.

像硬杏仁開出柔軟的花。

In the nearby church

在不遠處的教堂

they have spoken for centuries of a love

他們訴說了幾個世紀的愛

that will outlive us.

比我們活得更久。