The Flight of Youth(青春飞逝)
The Flight of Youth
Richard Henry Stoddard
There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain;
But when youth, the dream, departs
It takes something from our hearts,
And it never comes again.
We are stronger, and are better,
Under manhood’s sterner reign;
Still we feel that something sweet
Followed youth, with flying feet,
And will never come again.
Something beautiful is vanished,
And we sigh for it in vain;
We behold it everywhere,
On the earth, and in the air,
But it never comes again!
青春飞逝
理查德·亨利·斯托达德
我们的一切损失，都还可以补偿，
我们的一切痛苦，还会得到安慰；
但当青春这理想之梦消逝时，
它却从我们心头带走了某种东西，
一去不复回！
在成年生活的`严峻考验下，
我们变得比原来强，比原来美；
但我们仍然感到某种甜蜜的东西，
以飞快的步伐随着青春而流逝，
一去不复回！
某种美丽的东西已经消失，
我们叹息已无用，也无从后悔；
我们虽然处处还能看到它的影踪，
不论是在地上，还是在空中，
但它一去不复回！
