威廉·巴特勒·叶芝(William Butler Yeats)(1865~1939),亦译“叶慈”、“耶茨”,爱尔兰诗人、剧作家,著名的神秘主义者,是“爱尔兰文艺复兴运动”的领袖,也是艾比剧院(Abbey Theatre)的创建者之一,被诗人艾略特誉为"当代最伟大的诗人"。叶芝对戏剧也有浓厚的兴趣,先后写过26部剧本。
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$ S. Y$ h a4 L' p' rI am worn out with dreams;
3 \! h* \2 a" o aA weather-worn, marble triton
/ B Q) g5 A- }! W7 b. }Among the streams; 8 Y0 [7 l, a8 X( d
And all day long I look % Q5 }( u, w2 Y* t" r/ q
Upon this lady’s beauty 5 x2 u) }) A* ?) l4 O
As though I had found in book
& F2 \' r9 p& V% G: J我因多梦而憔悴衰减;
! F* B5 x+ j6 b" v4 u" v, |像一个风雨剥蚀的石雕海神, P) \4 ^' N, O7 I
在溪流中间;3 N* U% b: |# u$ k
整整一天我都在观看0 |7 r& K. a( ?3 G* r% @6 Q; o3 I
这位女士的美貌,, m' c# s5 D' O0 G j* ?/ k
好像我在一本书里发现
* ^& R0 Y7 _+ |: l8 o8 BA pictured beauty,
Z8 y3 U7 f& A. F7 Z- P/ ]Pleased to have filled the eyes 6 s: B E9 q6 G5 y; I4 R
Or the discerning ears,
$ S" t' J& c& n; N/ VDelighted to be but wise,
1 \2 D( O; P' a& HFor men improve with the years;
) E$ i4 D: }! c( t) l: r1 jAnd yet and yet |