When I Was One-and-Twenty

我二十一岁的时候

When I was one-and-twenty

我二十一岁的时候

1 heard a wise man say,

听到一位智者说:

"Give crowns and pounds and guineas

“宁献王冠金银，

But not your heart away;

勿滥奉情交心;

Give pearls away and rubies¹

宁赠珠宝珍稀，

But keep your fancy free."

勿丢幻想之翼”

But I was one-and-twenty,

可惜二十一岁的我

No use to talk to me.

对此充耳不闻。

When I was one-and-twenty

我二十一岁的时候

I heard him say again,

又听智者说:

"The heart out of the bosom²

“推心置腹的人，

Was never given in vain;

永远不会徒然无所获;

'Tis paid with sighs a plenty

它换来的是悠悠哀叹

And sold for endless rue³."

和无尽的悔恨”

And I am two-and-twenty,

我二十一岁的时候

And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

唉，这话千真万确，万确千真。