MUTABILITY
The flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow dies;
All that we wish to stay
Tempts and then flies.
What is this world's delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.
Virtue, how frail it is!
Friendship how rare!
Love, how it sells poor bliss
For proud despair!
But we, though soon they fall,
Survive their joy, and all
Which ours we call.
Whilst skies are blue and bright,
Whilst flowers are gay,
Whilst eyes that change ere night
Make glad the day;
Whilst yet the calm hours creep,
Dream thou--and from thy sleep
Then wake to weep.
Notes:
1. frail：脆弱的。
2. bliss：极乐
3.But these though soon they fall, / Survive their joy, and all/ Which ours we call.--: But though these soon fall, they survive their joy, and all which we call ours(our joy).
无常
一
二
美德，多么脆弱！
友谊，何等难遇！
爱情以多么可怜的幸福
把骄傲伴随它们的欢愉，
所谓“我们的”一切，转瞬即逝，
我们的生活还得继续。
三
趁此刻天色明媚湛蓝，
趁鲜花娇艳芳菲，
趁以前景色还在变换，
白昼尚不曾让位，
宁静的时光仍缓缓流动：
你且入梦——再从梦中
醒来，醒来哭泣。
