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Chapter 42 "Life of life..."

Selected Poems of Shelley 雪莱 390Words 2018-03-20
"Life of life..." life of life!your two lips Fired the breath between the lips with love; You smile before your lips come together, set fire to the cold air around; You hide your smile in your delicate face again, no matter who it is, Just looking at you will take your breath away. Bright child!your limbs are burning, Shines through the veiled garment; Like the morning sun, before the clouds dissipate, And shines brightly through the clouds; Wherever you shine, There is a divine atmosphere surrounding you. Beautiful is something else: no one has seen you, But your voice is soft and deep,

Like the most beautiful, because you with clear brilliance Wrap yourself so that I cannot see your shadow; So, everyone is as confused as I am, Feel your presence, but don't know where you are! Light of the earth!wherever you move, The shadowy form is always clothed with light, And the souls of those you love Will fly with the wind, move lightly, until exhausted, as I am now, Dizzy, bewildered, yet not sad! Translated by Wu Di ①From the fifth scene of the third act of the poetic drama "Prometheus Unchained" "Singing in the Air".The editor of the British "English Poetry Bank" once added the poem to

Title: "Ode to the Spirits of Nature".
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