睡在一起

睡在一起包括一点点的醒，
醒是为了那份守护所爱的欢喜，
听是为了那深而均匀的呼吸
告诉我她正睡着。

我的胳膊环拢她的裸体，
我的手捧住她的乳房；她的乳头
抵入我手掌的最中心
手因温柔而颤栗。

我的手指轻移而下，到她的肚脐
触摸她脐下纤细的短绒，
最终停留在她股间的毛发之上。

睡在一起的奇迹便是：信心
我的手何必要将她弄醒？即使在她睡梦中
无意识而有知觉，她也认得那只挽住她的手，
认得爱抚她的手指

作者 / [英国] T. S. 艾略特
翻译 / 陈东飚
选自 / 《T. S. 艾略特诗全集》，华东师范大学出版社

Sleeping Together

Sleeping together includes a little waking,
Waking for the joy of watching over the beloved,
Listening for the deep and regular breathing
That tells me she is sleeping.

My arm is round her naked body,
My hand is cupping her breast; her nipple
Pushes into the very centre of my palm
Which quivers with tenderness.

My fingers move softly below, to her navel
And touch the delicate down beneath her navel,
Coming to rest on the hair between her thighs.

The miracle of sleeping together is: Confidence
Why should my hand wake her? Even in her sleep
Unconscious but aware, she knows the hand that holds her,
Knows the fingers that caress her

Thomas Stearns Eliot