How Do I Love Thee 我是如何爱你

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height to My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight． For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints, -I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. 我是如何爱你？说不尽万语千言。 我爱你之深邃，之宽广，之高远 尽我的灵魂所能及之处--犹如探求 玄冥中神的存在和美好之极。 我爱你如每日之必需， 阳光下和烛焰前都少不了。 我自由地爱着你，像人们争取他们的权利； 我纯洁地爱着你，如人们在赞美前会垂首。 我爱你，带着我昔日悲伤时的 那种激情，童年时的那种诚意； 我爱你，抵得上往日对圣者怀有的 如今似已消逝的那种爱-我用呼吸， 用微笑，用眼泪，用我整个生命来爱你！ --假使上帝愿意，我死后将更加爱你！