I

1

When he dances of meeting Beatrice that first time,

当他跳着那初遇贝雅特丽丝的舞，

he is a youth, his body has no real language,

他是一个青年，身体还没有真正的语言，

and his heart understands nothing of what has

他的心一点也不懂得是什么

started. Love like a summer rain after drought,

萌生了。爱像是久旱之后夏日的雨，

like the thin cry of a red-tailed hawk, like an angel

像红尾巴鹰的一声清唳，像个天使

sinking his teeth into our throat. He has only

将牙齿咬进我们的喉咙。他只有

beginner steps to tell of the sheen inside him.

初学者的舞步来表现内在的光辉。

The boy Dante sees her first with the absolute love

男孩但丁以绝对之爱初次看到她

possible only when we are ignorant of each other.

只有我们彼此茫然无知时才有可能。

Arm cross his face, he runs off. Years go by.

双手蒙住脸，他跑开了。时光流逝。

II

2

The next dance is about their meeting again. He does

下一曲舞关于他们的重逢。围绕她

an enchaînement around her. Beatrice’s heavy hair is

舞步翩翩。贝雅特丽丝一头长发

dark and long. She watches with the occhi dolci.

浓密幽黑。她黑晶的眼在看。

His jumps are a man’s jumps. His steps have become

他的跳跃是个男人的跳跃。舞步

The moves of a dancer who understands the dance.

也是一个熟谙舞蹈的男人的动作。

A man who recognizes the body’s greed. She is deep

一个知晓身体贪欲的男人。她深藏在

In her body’s heart. He is splendid. She is lost

她身体的心中。 他真出色。她心神若失

And is led away by the aunt. Her family is careful

被姑姑领走。自那之后，她的家庭

After that. She goes by in a carriage. He rises,

很小心。她坐着一辆马车经过。他

On his toes, port de bras, his eyes desperate.

踮起脚尖，挥舞手臂，他的眼那么绝望。

Then she is at an upstairs window of the palace.

然后她在宫殿里楼上的一个窗边。

He dances his sadness brilliantly in the moonlight

他在月光中绝美地舞出他的悲伤

below on the empty piazza, concentrating. She moves

在下面空无一人的广场，专注。她

the curtain a little to the side, and he is happy.

把窗帘微微拉向一边，他好快乐。

It is a dream we all know, the perfection of love

那是一个我们都知道的梦，完美的爱

That is not real. There is a fountain behind him.

它不真实。他的身后是个喷泉。

III

3

It is a few years later and they are finally

那是几年后了，他们终于

in his simple room. His long dance of afterward

在他简单的房间里。他之后的舞

is a declaration of joy and of gratitude and devotion.

是欢乐、感恩和挚爱的宣言。

She dances strangely, putting on her clothes.

她的舞蹈很奇怪，穿上衣服。

A delicate goodbye. Her soul is free now from that

一个微妙的告别。她的灵魂现在

Kind of love. He stands motionless, bewildered,

从那种爱里脱身。他一动不动站着，困惑，

Watching her go. Then dances his grief wonderfully.

看着她离去。然后惊人地舞出他的悲痛。

IV

4

We see Dante as an old man. He is a dancer who can

我们看到但丁是个老人。他是个舞者

manage only the simple steps of the beginning.

只能设法走出开始简单的几步。

He dances the romance lost, the love that never was,

他跳失去的罗曼斯，从不曾是的爱情，

And the great love missed because of dreaming.

和因为做梦而失去的伟大的爱。

First position, entrechat, and the smallest jumps.

第一位，击足跳，和最小的一步跳跃。

The passionate quiet. The quieter and strongest.

激情的安静。更静的和最强烈的。

The special sorrow of a happy, imperfect heart

那幸福的，不完美的心的特殊忧伤

That finally knows well how to dance. But does not.

最终完全明白如何跳舞。却不跳了。