蔓草

MUTABILITY        无常

                                              by P.B.Shelley        P.B.雪莱

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The flower that smiles to-day        今天微笑的花朵

To-morrow dies ;        明天将死去

All that we wish to stay        我们所希望停驻的一切

Tempts and then flies.       诱惑我们，然后飞走

What is this world's delight?         这世界的欢乐是是什么？

Lightning that mocks the night ,       是嘲笑黑晚的闪电

Brief even as bright.       明亮中短暂

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Virtue , how frail it is!        美德，它多么脆弱！            

Friendship how rare!         友情多么稀有！

Love , how it sells poor bliss         爱情，它怎样售卖可怜的幸福

For proud despair!      用这般绝望来交易！

But we,though soon they fall ,       但我们，纵然它们衰败得迅速

Survive their joy , and all           仍要从它们已逝的愉悦

Which ours we call.         和“我们的”一切中，存活

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Whilst skies are blue and bright ,       趁天空还明亮蔚蓝

Whilst flowers are gay ,       趁花草还鲜艳

Whilst eyes that change ere night        趁眼睛所见还依旧美好

Make glad the day ;        在夜晚降临之前；

Whilst yet the calm hours creep ,     趁时间仍在平静蔓延时

Dream thou -- and from thy sleep      做你的梦吧——再从睡梦中

Then wake to weep.       等着苏醒时去哭泣




没什么功底，只好随便译过来，大致做到了“信”吧，希望姐姐能看懂……