The Precept of Silence

Lionel Johnso

I know you: solitary griefs,
Desolate passions, aching hours!
I know you: tremulous beliefs,
Agonized hopes, and ashen flowers!

The winds are sometimes sad to me;
The starry spaces, full of fear:
Mine is the sorrow on the sea,
And mind the sigh of places drear.



沉默的箴言

我認識你: 寂寞的憂傷,
孤獨的悲哀, 痛苦的時刻!
我認識你: 怯懦的信仰,
苦悶的希望, 和灰色的花!

風於我時是悽慘的;
繁星熠熠的天空, 充滿恐懼:
我的, 是在海上的憂愁,
留心陰鬱處的歎息.