1.
When you are old, gray-haired and sleepy,
Tired of sitting by the fire, take down this book,
Reading slowly, dreaming of that year's eyes,
The soft eyes and the deep halo.
How many people loved your youth,
Love your beauty, hypocrisy or truth,
Only one person loves your pilgrim heart,
Love the scars of years on your sad face.
In front of the fireplace, you bend down,
Whispering, with shallow sadness,
How love dies, how to climb mountains,
How to hide your face among the stars?
2. Translated by Yuan Kejia.
When you are old, gray-haired and sleepy,
Take a nap by the fire, please write down this poem.
Read slowly and recall the tenderness of your eyes in the past.
Recall the heavy shadows of their past;
How many people love you when you are young and happy,
Worship your beauty, hypocrisy or sincerity,
Only one person loves your pilgrim soul,
Love the painful wrinkles on your aging face;
I hung my head, by the red fire,
Whispering sadly about the passing of love,
On the mountain overhead, it walked slowly.
A face is hidden among a group of stars.
3, Fu Hao translation
When you are old, sunburned and sleepy,
Please write down this book when you take a nap by the fire.
Read slowly and dream of your eyes.
Soft eyes, deep reflection in eyes;
How many people love your charming time,
The beauty of loving you comes from hypocrisy or truth,
But only one person loves the sincerity of your soul,
Love the biting wind and frost on your declining face;
Bend down, by the red fireplace,
Whispering sadly, how Cupid escaped,
Walking in the mountains overhead,
Hide his face among the stars.
Extended data:
When You Are Old is a poem written by William Butler Yeats in 1893. This is a passionate and sincere love poem, which was dedicated by Ye Zhi to his friend Maud Gunny.
The language of poetry is concise, but the emotion is rich and true. The poet used a variety of artistic expressions. Through in-depth analysis of the artistic expression techniques used by the poet in his poems, such as imaginary imagination, comparison and contrast, image emphasis and symbolic sublimation, the poet's loyal love for Maud Gunny is reproduced. It reveals the insurmountable distance between real love and ideal love.