|星空下的真理

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well

仰望群星的时分，我一目了然，

That, for all they care, I can go to hell,

尽管它们关怀备至，我亦大概赴地府，

But on earth indifference^{1 is the least}

可是尘世间大家丝毫不必畏惧

We have to dread^{2 from man or beast.}

人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。

How should we like it were stars to burn

假如群星燃烧着关怀大家的激情，

With a passion for us we could not return?

大家却没办法回报，大家作何感想？

If equal affection cannot be,

假如没办法产生同样的感情，

Let the more loving one be me.

让我成为更有爱心的人。

Admirer as I think I am

尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者，

Of stars that do not give a damn,

它们满不在乎，

I cannot, now I see them ,say

目前我看群星，我却很难启齿，

I missed one terribly all day.

说我成天思念一颗星星。

Were all stars to disappear or die

假如所有些星星消失或者消亡，

I should learn to look at an empty sky

我应该掌握仰望空荡的天空，

And feel its total dark sublime^3,

同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，

Though this might take me a little time.

虽然如此可能要花费一点时间。