Falling Stars
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Do you remember still the falling stars
that like swift horses through the heavens raced
and suddenly leaped across the hurdles
of our wishes--do you recall? And we
did make so many! For there were countless numbers
of stars: each time we looked above we were
astounded by the swiftness of their daring play,
while in our hearts we felt safe and secure
watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate,
knowing somehow we had survived their fall.
墜落的星星
裡爾克
你還記得墜落的星星嗎
像疾馳的馬匹競相跑過天空
突然間，越過我們祝願的
欄杆——你記得嗎？我們
的確許過很多願！因為有著數不清的
星星：每次我們仰望，都為
它們那一瞬間勇敢的表演所震驚，
而在內心，我們感到平安，穩妥
看著這些璀璨的星星解體，
知道它們墜落，我們還莫名其妙地活著。
（本人譯）