不死鳥と雉鳩
『不死鳥と雉鳩』(ふしちょうときじばと、The Phoenix and the Turtle)とは、ウィリアム・シェイクスピア作の、死と理想の愛についてうたった寓話的な詩。シェイクスピアの中でもわかりにくい作品の1つと見なされ、多様な解釈を生んでいる。「最初の偉大な印刷された形而上詩」と言われることもある。題名の「不死鳥と雉鳩」は慣習的につけられた呼び名で、出版された時は無題だった。
Here the anthem doth commence: Love and constancy is dead; Phoenix and the turtle fled In a mutual flame from hence. So they lov'd, as love in twain Had the essence but in one; Two distincts, division none: Number there in love was slain. Hearts remote, yet not asunder; Distance, and no space was seen 'Twixt the turtle and his queen; But in them it were a wonder. So between them love did shine, That the turtle saw his right Flaming in the phoenix' sight: Either was the other's mine. Property was thus appall'd, That the self was not the same; Single nature's double name Neither two nor one was call'd. Reason, in itself confounded, Saw division grow together; To themselves yet either-neither, Simple were so well compounded That it cried how true a twain Seemeth this concordant one!