在短暫的擁抱裏

In the temporary embrace

我訴說永恆。

I speak of eternity.

風吹來教堂鐘聲的呼喚，

The wind brings us the calls of the church bells

我們昏沉的頭

among the feathers where we rest

枕在羽毛上休息。

our sleepy heads.

現在是早晨。濕潤的空氣

It’s morning. Moist air passes

從橋洞下經過，雲彩

under the viaducts, clouds part

一碰就碎，樓聳立在燕子的飛翔中，

at a touch, buildings at the swallows’ flight,

農人的手祈禱停歇的雨水，

the farmhands pray for rain that stops,

樹木鬆開葉子

while the trees give up their leaves

讓天空變得更廣闊。

and so the sky grows vaster.

你的手在這個早晨無比溫柔

Your hands are soft this morning

像硬杏仁開出柔軟的花。

and soft is the blossom of the hard almond.

在不遠處的教堂

In the nearby church

他們訴說了幾個世紀的愛

they have spoken for centuries of a love

比我們活得更久。

that will outlive us.