婚姻On Marriage（2/2）

And he answered sayg:

You were born together,

And together you shall be foreverore.

You shall be together when

The white gs of death scatter your days.

Ay,you shall be together eventhe silent ory of God.

But let there be spacesyetherness,

Ahe ds of the heavens dance beeen you.

Love one another, but ake not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a ovg sea beeen the shores of your souls.

Fill each others cup but drk not fro one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not fro the sa loaf.

Sg and daogether and be joyo,

But let eae of you be alone,

Even as the strgs of a te are alohough

They quiver with the sa ic.

Give your hearts, but not to each others keepg.

For only the hand of Life ta your hearts.

And stand together yet not too ogether:

For the pilrs of the teple stand apart,

And the oak tree and

The cypress grow noteach others shadow.

作品赏析

对于男女婚姻和夫妇关系，诗人有新颖而独特的观点。首先，他指出夫妇要永远合一，即所谓的“白头偕老”。其次，他又指出夫妇在合一中要有间隙，因为只有这样才能更快乐地一起欢歌曼舞，只有保证平等独立，才能进一步互相爱慕。由此可知，诗人所提倡的不是夫唱妇随的封建婚姻关系，而是夫妇平等、人格各自独立的新型婚姻关系。