当你老了

--- William Butler Yeats

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

When you are old and grey and full of sleep

当你老了,满头霜色,睡意浓稠

And nodding by the fire,take down this book

炉旁打盹,不妨起身,取书在手

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And slowly read, and dream of the soft look

幽然静读,亦或昂首,悠然回头

Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

遥远过往,因为爱意,也曾垂眸

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How many loved your moments of glad grace

世人爱你,阳光年少,欢快畅游

And loved your beauty with love false or true

也爱慕你,美丽容颜,迷醉如酒

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But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you

只有一人,爱你灵魂,圣洁依旧

And loved the sorrows of your changing face

爱你衰颜,皱纹遍布,深深若沟

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And bending down beside the glowing bars,

炉火之旁,看你垂头,情意悠悠

Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled

悄然默诉,在你耳畔,爱情忧愁

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And paced upon the mountains overhead,

慢慢携手,慢步山岗,与你相守

And hid his face amid a crowd of stars

群星闪耀,你我容颜,隐于暗幽

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