Chapter 53 "We're different when we don't"
"We're different when we don't"
We are not the same as we were when we saw each other,
heavy heart, but not much expression;
There is an unspeakable heaviness in my chest,
You are full of doubts about me:
In a moment the joy was gone.
That moment is gone forever,
Like lightning that appears and then dies—
Melted like snowflakes falling into the river—
And like the sun shining on the tide,
Then it was hidden by shadows.
That moment raised from time,
Be the beginning of a life of misery;
The cup of joy is bitter from now on—
Oh, visions are good, but they do not last!
It's so beautiful, how can you have it for me again?
sweet lips, this heart
I wish I could hide it from you
crushed, thinking of you will not be strictly forbidden
its sincerity because it only wants
To die in your salty dew.
1822
Translated by Cha Liangzheng