写在七十五岁生日之时
写在七十五岁生日之时 On His Seventy-Fifth Birthday
作者:兰多尔 by Walter Savage Landor
我已与世无争, I strove with none,
因无事值得争斗。 for none was worth my strife.
我仍爱自然, Nature I loved,
其次才是艺宛。 and next to Nature, Art.
生命之火 I warmed both hands
曾温暖双手; before the fire of life;
在它熄灭之时, It sinks,
我已准备离走。 and I am ready to depart.
(胡效东 译)
注释:
1、strove:strive(v. 努力、奋斗)的过去式
2、strife:n. 斗争、竞争
3、depart:v. 离开
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