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诗人的情人

缠绵是首诗
chan mian shi shou shi
Lingering is a poem,
很容易迷失
hen rong yi mi shi
That is easily lost.
北风的朦胧不减李商隐的精致
bei feng de meng long bu jian li shang yin de jing zhi
The north wind’s besiegement does not reduce the exquisiteness of Li Shang Yin’s poems.
感情是首诗
gan qing shi shou shi
Emotion is a poem,
要懂爱才能知
yao dong ai cai neng zhi
In order to understand it, you must first comprehend love.
我希望像李宗盛一针挑中你心事
wo xi wang xiang li zong cheng yi zhen tiao zhong ni xin shi
I hope to be like Li Zong Cheng, easily gaining an insight into your thoughts,
别像宋代李清照凄凄惨惨戚戚
bie xiang song dai li qing zhao qi qi can can qi qi
And not like the Song Dynasty’s Li Qing Zhao, always in despair.
我显为你背诵
wo xian wei ni bei song
I’m willing to memorise and recite for you,
每一首情诗
mei yi shou qing shi
Every love poem.
我愿意做你的老师
wo yuan yi zuo ni de lao shi
I am willing to be your teacher,
示范着执子之手如何解释
shi fan zhe zhi zi zhi shou ru he jie shi
To demonstrate what “grasping your beloved’s hand” means.[*See below for explanation]
不愿为深奥的感情　变白痴
bu yuan wei shen ao de gan qing bian bai chi
Unwilling to become an idiot on account of complicated feelings,
我俩的情事
wo liang de qing shi
Our love,
是一首情诗
shi yi shou qing shi
Is a love poem.
要像徐志摩那么痴
yao xiang xu zhi mo na me chi
I want to be as crazy in love as Xu Zhi Mo,
要像对押韵的坚持
yao xiang dui ya yun de jian chi
To be as insistent as the correct enunciation of words.
要成为文学的历史
yao cheng wei wen xue de li shi
To become the history of literature,
让我们要多美丽有多美丽
rang wo men yao duo mei li you duo mei li
Which would let our love become as beautiful as we want it to be.
很少人看诗
hen shao ren kan shi
Very few people appreciate poetry,
很少人得知
hen shao ren de zhi
Very few people know,
拥抱时怎创作接近诗意的手势
yong bao shi zen chuang zuo jie jin shi yi de shou shi
When embracing, how gestures that approaches poetry are created.
很少人懂诗
hen shao ren dong shi
Very few people understand poetry,
很少人情痴
hen shao ren qing chi
Very few people are crazy about love.
莎士比亚的十四行诗快没人认识
sha shi bi ya de shi si hang shi kuai mei ren ren shi
Shakespeare’s Fourteener [a subset of iambic heptameter] is almost unknown.
可我对你吟颂亦不如烟的往事
ke wo dui ni yin song yi bu ru yan de wang shi
But I will recite to you the forgotten histories.
我显为你背诵
wo xian wei ni bei song
I’m willing to memorise and recite for you,
每一首情诗
mei yi shou qing shi
Every love poem.
我愿意做你的老师
wo yuan yi zuo ni de lao shi
I am willing to be your teacher,
示范着执子之手如何解释
shi fan zhe zhi zi zhi shou ru he jie shi
To demonstrate what “grasping your beloved’s hand” means.[*See below for explanation]
不愿为深奥的感情　变白痴
bu yuan wei shen ao de gan qing bian bai chi
Unwilling to become an idiot on account of complicated feelings,
我俩的情事
wo liang de qing shi
Our love,
是一首情诗
shi yi shou qing shi
Is a love poem.
要像徐志摩那么痴
yao xiang xu zhi mo na me chi
I want to be as crazy in love as Xu Zhi Mo,
要像对押韵的坚持
yao xiang dui ya yun de jian chi
To be as insistent as the correct enunciation of words,
要加载文学的历史
yao jia zai wen xue de li shi
To infuse history with literature,
要这段情感动他人名噪一时
yao zhe duan gan qing gan dong ta ren ming zao yi shi
To let this relationship move others, and be famous for a while.
让这一首解构拥抱的诗
rang zhe yi shou jie gou yong bao de shi
Let this poem with the tight-knit structure,
感染这误解爱情的城市
gan ran zhe wu jie ai qing de cheng shi
Influence this city which misunderstands love.
多少艰涩的美感快消失
duo shao jian se de mei gan kuai xiao shi
How many intricately beautiful sentiments are speedily disappearing?
可我们是少数的奢侈
ke wo men shi shao shi de she chi
But we are the minority who dabbles in this luxury.
我送你情诗就靠着
wo song ni qing shi jiu kao zhe
My ability to send you a love poem depends on,
灵犀一指
ling xi yi zhi
An magical, inspired finger.
走遍世界也能步步成诗
zou bian shi jie ye neng bu bu cheng shi
Even when travelling around the world, I can write a poem with every step,
给写成故事
gei xie cheng gu shi
And compile them into stories.
我显为你背诵
wo xian wei ni bei song
I’m willing to memorise and recite for you,
每一首情诗
mei yi shou qing shi
Every love poem.
我愿意做你的老师
wo yuan yi zuo ni de lao shi
I am willing to be your teacher,
示范着执子之手如何解释
shi fan zhe zhi zi zhi shou ru he jie shi
To demonstrate what “grasping your beloved’s hand” means.[*See below for explanation]
不愿为深奥的感情　变白痴
bu yuan wei shen ao de gan qing bian bai chi
Unwilling to become an idiot on account of complicated feelings,
我俩的情事
wo liang de qing shi
Our love,
是一首情诗
shi yi shou qing shi
Is a love poem.
要像徐志摩那么痴
yao xiang xu zhi mo na me chi
I want to be as crazy in love as Xu Zhi Mo,
要像对押韵的坚持
yao xiang dui ya yun de jian chi
To be as insistent as the correct enunciation of words.
要加载文学的历史
yao zai ru wen xue de li shi
To infuse history with literature
闺房的文字只为多情传世
gui fang de wen zi zhi wei duo qing chuan shi