You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
你們一同出生,而且永遠(yuǎn)相伴。
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
當(dāng)死亡白色的羽翼掠過你們的生命時,你們也應(yīng)在一起。
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
是的,即使在神靜默的記憶中,你們也將始終相守。
But let there be spaces in your togetherness.
請在你們彼此的世界中保留一些空間。
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
好讓空中的風(fēng)在你們之間舞蹈。
Love one another, but make not a bond of love.
彼此相愛,但不要讓愛成為束縛。
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
讓愛成為奔流于你們靈魂海岸線間的大海。
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
注滿彼此的杯盞,但不要只從一只杯中啜飲。
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
要將自己的面包贈與對方,但不是享用同一塊。
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone.
兩人一起歡歌曼舞,同享歡愉,但仍要各自保持自我。
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
就像琴上的弦雖為同一旋律而振動,但琴與弦也是彼此分開的。
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
奉獻(xiàn)你們的心,但并不是要你們緊握住對方的心不放。
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
因為只有生命的手才能握緊你們的心。
And stand together yet not too near together:
應(yīng)站在一起,但不要靠得太近:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart.
因為廊柱分立,才能撐起廟宇。
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
而橡樹和松柏也不能在彼此的樹蔭里生長。