成功
Emily Dickinson
艾米莉 狄金森
Success is counted sweetest
從未成功的人認(rèn)為,
By those who neer succeed.
成功的滋味甜美無(wú)比。
To comprehend a nectar
必須要有強(qiáng)烈的需求,
Requires sorest need.
方能領(lǐng)會(huì)花蜜的美味。
Not one of all the purple host
那最顯赫的人身著紫衣,
Who took the flag today
執(zhí)掌今日的大旗,
Can tell the definition
似乎沒(méi)有人能像他們那樣,
So dear, of victory,
明了勝利的真諦。
As he, defeated, dying,
當(dāng)他戰(zhàn)敗后垂死,
On-whose forbidden ear
失聰?shù)亩呁蝗豁懫?/p>
The distant strains of triumph
遙遠(yuǎn)的凱歌旋律
Burst agonized and dear.
竟如此痛苦而清晰。