knew it then
那刻我就知道了
it that room wherewe found for the first time our eyes
在那个房间 我们第一次发现彼此的眼神
and everything
还有一切
even the din andsomke of the city around us disappeared
甚至包围我们的都市喧嚣和烟尘都消失
Leaving us alone
只剩下我们
As if we stood thelast two in the world left capable of love
就像是世界上最后懂得去爱的两个人
Or as if twomirrors face-to-face with no end
仿佛两面镜子面对面无止境的
To the light oureyes could bend into infinity
让我们眼中的光芒弯曲成永恒
I knew since Iknew you
我知道你 从我知道你起
But we couldn’t
可我们不可以
I caught the sunlight pining through the shears
我瞥见阳光爬上人字塔吊
Traveling millionsof the dark miles
穿越上百黑暗英里
Simply to grazeyour skin
只为抚摸你的肌肤
As I did thatfirst dawn I studied you sleeping beside me
就像第一个清晨 我审视着睡在我身边的你
Yes, I countedyour eyelashes
是的, 我数过你的睫毛
Resd your dreamslike butterflies flitting underneath your eyelids
我翻阅你的梦 像有蝴蝶在你的眼睑下振翼
Ready to flutterinto the room
准备好在房间嬉戏
Yes, I praised you
是的, 我赞美你
Like a majesticcreature my god forgot to create
就像你是上帝忘记创造过的庄严物种
Till that morningof you suddenly tamed in my arms
直到那个早晨你突然安憩到我怀里
First for me tosee, name you mine
让我第一个看见 你说你是我的
Yes, to the riseand fall of your body breathing
是的随着你身体的起伏呼吸
Your every exhalea breath I took in as my own
你吐出的气息我都想纳为己有
Wanting to keepeven the air between us as one
甚至渴望我们当中的空气都合而为一
Yes to all of you
是的 爱你的所有
Yes I kenw , butstill we couldn’t
是的我知道 可我们仍然不可以
I taught you howto dance Salsa
我教你怎么跳沙沙舞
By into looking myCaribbea eyes
通过凝视我加勒比蓝的眼睛
You learned tospeak in my tongue
你学会说我的语言
While teaching mehow to catch a snowflske in my palms
教会我怎么用手掌捧住雪花
And love the greyclouds of your grey hometown
还有爱你灰色故乡的灰色的云
Our years began tocollecting in glossy photos
我们的岁月开始在照片中堆积
Tiem-lining ourlives scross shelves and walls glancing back at us
生活年轮从书架到墙壁 层层的回望我们
Us embracing insome sunset
我们 在夕阳中相拥
More captivated byeach other the sky brushed plum and rose
沉醉于彼此 更多于西天的绛红彩云
Us claiming somemountain
我们 攀上山峰
That didn’t matteras much our climbing it together
不管什么山峰 只要我们一起攀登
Us leaning againstcolumns of ruins
我们 依靠在遗迹的廊柱
As ancient as ourlove was new
让它的古老见证我们爱的常新
Or leaning intoour dreams at a table
或梦到我们坐在桌边
Flickeringcandlelight in our full-mooned eyes
让跳跃的烛光落入我们满月的眼睛
I knew me as muchas us
我知道我们 就如知道自己
And yet we couldn’t
然而我们不可以
Though I forgaveyour blue eyes turning green each time you lied
我原谅你每次撒谎 眼睛会从蓝变绿
But kept believingyou
因为我一直相信你
Though we learnedto say good morning
我们学会了说早安
After long nightsof silence in the same bed
哪怕经历默默长夜的同床冷战
Though every doorslam taught me to hold on by letting us go
每一次摔门都教会我通过放手 让我们走下去
And saying you’reright became as true as saying I’m right
承认你对 变得就像承认我对
Till there wasnoyhing a long walk couldn’t resalve
直到没有什么不是悠长的漫步不能化解的
Holding hands andhope under the street lights
我们牵手许愿 在街灯下
Lustering like astring of pearls guiding us home
那是点亮我们回家路上的珍珠项链
Or a stroll alongthe beach wiyh our dog
我们带着狗在沙滩上玩耍
The sea washed outby our smiles
大海被我们的笑容洗刷
Our laughterroaring louder than the waves
我们的欢笑 宏亮过海浪
Though weunderstood our love was the same as our parents
尽管我们知道 我们的爱和我们的父母一样
Though we dared totell them so, and they understood
我们勇敢告诉他们 而他们也理解
Though we knew ,we couldn’t
尽管我们知道 可我们不可以
No one could
没人可以
When the fierykick lines and fires were set for us
当激动的标语和火把为我们备好
By our foundingmother-fathers at Stonewall
来自我们石墙的父母先辈
We first spokedefiance
我们第一次说出桀骜不驯
When we paradedglitter , leather ,and rainbows made human
我们游行展示光片 皮革和彩虹做成的人
Or word becamepride down every city street
我们的话语变成每条街道上的骄傲
Saying : just letus be
说:让我们做自己
But that wasn’tenough
但这还不够
Parades becamerallies-bold words on signs and mouths
游行变成集会 变成标语牌和喉咙里的怒吼
Until a manclaimed freedom as another word for marriage
直到一个男人宣称自由是婚姻的另一个名
And he sad : letus in
他说:让我们进去
We said : love islove
我们说:爱就是爱
Proclaimed it intoall eyes that would listen
说给每双愿意倾听的眼睛
At every door thatwould open
每扇愿意打开的门
Until noes andmaybes turned into yeses
直到不行和也许 变成可以
Town by town
镇接着镇
City by city
城接着城
State by state
州接着州
Understanding usand the woman who dared say enough
理解我们 和那个勇敢说够了的女人
Until the gavelstruck into law what we always knew
直到判例写进法律那个我们一直都知道的
Love is the right tosay : I do
爱就是有权利说: 我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
I do
我愿意
And I do want us to see every tulip we’ve planted come up spring after spring
我愿意我们一起看种下的郁金香迎来一个又一个春季
A hundred moreyears of dinners cooked over a shared glass of wine
我们安度百年 一顿晚餐共一杯红酒
And a thousandmore movies in bed
躺在床上看上千电影
I do until oureyes become voices speaking without speaking
我愿意直到我们的眼神变成无声胜有声的语言
Until like a cloudmeshed into a cloud
像一片云融入另一片云
There’s no moreyou , me
不再有你我
Our names useless
我们的名不再有意义
I do want you
我真的愿意你
To be the lastface I see
成为我弥留的最后一张脸
Your breath mylast breath
你呼吸 我最后的呼吸
I do , I do andwill
我愿意 我愿意而且会
And will for thosewho still can’t vow it yet
见证那些仍然无法宣誓的遗嘱
But know love’sexact reason
因为知道爱恰恰是原因
As much as they knowhow a sail keeps the wind without breaking
就像知道 帆会迎风而不折
Or how roots big away into the earth
草会入土而生根
Or how the starsopen their eyes to the night
星辰会对夜睁开它的眼
Or how a vinebecomes one with the wall it loves
藤蔓会和它爱的墙成为一面
Or how , when Ihold you
还有 当我抱着你
You are rain in myhands
你就是我手心的雨
