介绍： When I was one-and-twenty

by A. E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say aga...

介绍： When I was one-and-twenty

by A. E. Housman

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
"The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a-plenty
And sold for endless rue."

And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

《当我二十一岁时》

A. E. 霍斯曼

当我二十一岁时，

听一位智者这样讲：

“可以抛弃所有金钱，

但决不能将心出让；

可以抛弃宝石和珍珠，

但要保留自由的想象。”

那时我只二十一岁，

这话对我毫无用场。



当我二十一岁时，

我又听他这么讲：

“来自胸膛的真心，

从不能白白得到；

要付出无数的叹息，

换来无尽的懊丧。”

现在我已二十二岁，

唉，正是这样、正是这样！