No.5
Down by the Sally Gardens
W.B.Yeats
Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the sally gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I,being young and foolish,with her would not agree.
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy,as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish,and now am full of tears.
在柳园边
威廉·巴特勒·叶芝
在柳园边我的爱人与我初次相见，
她雪白的纤足轻轻穿过柳园。
她说爱情要顺其自然，像树上长出新叶，
但我啊，年轻又无知，对此并不以为然。
在河边的田野我的爱人与我并肩而立，
她的纤弱素手搭在我瘦削的肩。
她说生活该顺其自然，像水草长在河堤，
但我啊，年轻又无知，而今却满目悲戚。
- 威廉·巴特勒·叶芝1865—1939，爱尔兰重要诗人、剧作家、散文家，对20世纪英语文学有重要影响，爱尔兰文艺复兴的领袖。主要诗集包括《苇间风》《库尔的野天鹅》《钟楼》等。
