《When You Are Old 》
When you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
当你老了 (叶芝)
当你老了,白发苍苍,睡思昏沉,
在炉火旁打盹,请取下这部诗歌,
慢慢读,回想你过去眼神的柔和
回想它们过去的浓重的阴影;
多少人爱你年轻欢畅的时候
出于假意或真心地爱慕你的美貌,
只有一个人爱你那朝圣者的灵魂,
爱你老去的容颜的痛苦的皱纹。
躬身在红光闪耀的炉火旁,
凄然地低语,爱为何消逝,
在头顶的山上,它缓缓踱着步子,
将脸隐没在群星之中。
Never give up,
Never lose hope.
Always have faith,
It allows you to cope.
Trying times will pass,
As they always do.
Just have patience,
Your dreams will come true.
So put on a smile,
You'll live through your pain.
Know it will pass,
And strength you will gain
永 不 放 弃 ,
永 不 心 灰 意 冷 。
永 存 信 念 ,
它 会 使 你 应 付 自 如 。
难 捱 的 时 光 终 将 过 去 ,
一 如 既 往 。
只 要 有 耐 心 ,
梦 想 就 会 成 真 。
露 出 微 笑 ,
你 会 走 出 痛 苦 。
相 信 苦 难 定 会 过 去 ,
你 将 重 获 力 量 。
致橡树 我如果爱你——
绝不像攀援的凌霄花
借你的高枝炫耀自己;
我如果爱你——
绝不学痴情的鸟儿
为绿荫重复单调的歌曲;
也不止像泉源
常年送来清凉的慰藉;
也不止像险峰
增加你的高度,衬托你的威仪。
甚至日光。
甚至春雨。
不,这些都还不够!
我必须是你近旁的一株木棉,
作为树的形象和你站在一起。
根,紧握在地下
叶,相触在云里。
每一阵风过
我们都互相致意,
但没有人
听懂我们的言语。
你有你的铜枝铁干
像刀、像剑,
也像戟;
我有我的红硕的花朵
像沉重的叹息,
又像英勇的火炬。
我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳;
我们共享雾霭、流岚、虹霓。
仿佛永远分离,
却又终身相依。
这才是伟大的爱情,
坚贞就在这里:
爱——
不仅爱你伟岸的身躯,
也爱你坚持的位置,足下的土地。
To The Oak
Shu ting
If I love you
I won't wind upon you like a trumpet creeper
upvalue myself by your height
If I love you
I will never follow a spoony bird
repeating the monotone song for the green shade
not only like a springhead
brings you clean coolness whole year long
not only like a steepy peak
enhances your height, sets off your straightness
even sunshine
and spring rain
No, all these are not enough!
I must be a ceiba by your side
as a tree standing together with you
our roots melt underneath
our leaves merge in clouds
when wind breezes
we greet each other
but no one
can understand our peculiar words
you have your strong stem and branches
like knives and swords
and like halberds
I have my red ample flowers
like heavy sighs
and heroic torches as well
we partake cold tide,thunder storm,firebolt
together we share brume,flowing mist,rainbow
as if we separate all the time
actually we forever rely on each other
this is great love
loyalty lives here
Love
not only your giant body
but also the position you stand,the earth under your feet