Love at First Sight

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Love at First Sight
; H* l8 M) S2 y3 d/ @* @* ?9 Kby Wislawa Szymborska
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) ^. E, z3 e) E1 zThey both thought
$ p9 O' I# L1 z1 m1 X4 z( lthat a sudden feeling had united them
This certainty is beautiful,
Even more beautiful than uncertainty.
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They thought they didn't know each other,
' g) l9 ]  M* j0 F/ T& a3 p! pnothing had ever happened between them,
These streets, these stairs, this corridors,
6 a, u# H" M! a$ k, P4 P# OWhere they could have met so long ago?

; ^- ^" L! n5 l, V* C) L: {' D8 PI would like to ask them,
if they can remember -
* K) Y. d# a- E; Pperhaps in a revolving door
. G: X0 B+ U& O) F* U( M3 Q  p& `face to face one day?
; X6 q2 }3 B1 yA "sorry" in the crowd?
"Wrong number" on the 'phone?
) i7 B/ s# ?1 [5 j% y$ b- but I know the answer.
/ m4 a  ~, o$ y; K* }# Q8 NNo, they don't remember.
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% d8 L8 q3 I5 }: F6 `How surprised they would be
; `  k' J% y% Y8 K3 kFor such a long time already
9 a( G8 Z. s8 O1 d: z9 S' g# YFate has been playing with them.

, j( W1 z8 Q; JNot quite yet ready
% \+ |) b2 e( ?( g% S6 V, ?to change into destiny,
) V1 Q# T  R0 F" }" W' P' p* U  }which brings them nearer and yet further,
cutting their path
and stifling a laugh,
escaping ever further;
There were sings, indications,
8 X& l. ^4 ^! |* P2 Tundecipherable, what does in matter.
0 U% [. R. M  c  n+ p, A  WThree years ago, perhaps
or even last Tuesday,
8 E0 X7 e4 k7 i3 v+ P9 xthis leaf flying
from one shoulder to another?
Something lost and gathered.
Who knows, perhaps a ball already
' s0 k4 W+ L* k0 Nin the bushes, in childhood?

There were handles, door bells,
where, on the trace of a hand,
: j$ z# W7 M$ I, r$ X/ E: f0 Aanother hand was placed;
suitcases next to one another in the
+ ^, r2 W+ ~! I; Oleft luggage.
. b9 h9 x2 r3 IAnd maybe one night the same dream
forgotten on walking;

( {  o9 _$ j, s$ eBut every beginning
is only a continuation
* S* ?4 V  ?  ]and the book of fate is
" V, S! C4 U% c; u0 v. galways open in the middle.
Translation from Polish by Roman Gren
& H# Y! m8 L3 N3 I9 A( CTranslation from French by Sarah Hardenberg

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向左走向右走里面有用这首诗的一节哎~!