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A Psalm of Life

人生礼赞

What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist

——年轻人对歌者的心语

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,  

事物的外表并不等同于真相，

Life is but an empty dream!

灵魂麻木却是与死去没有什么两样，

For the soul is dead that slumbers

因此请别用绝望的诗句哀叹：

And things are not what they seem.

“人生只不过是梦一场！”

Life is real! Life is earnest!

人生真切而实在，

And the grave is not its goal;

坟地荒山并非它真正的归宿；

Dust thou art, to dust returnest,

灵魂无时不在，驱壳的写照才是:

Was not spoken of the soul.

“质本尘土，回归尘土。”

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,

耽于享受，溺于忧愁，

Is our destined end or way;

并非命中注定如此，

But to act, that each to-morrow

行动起来，每一个明天，

Find us farther than to-day.

都会有超越今天的进步。

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,

智艺虽然无穷无尽，

And our hearts, though stout and brave,

但光阴一去不等人，

Still, like muffled drums, are beating

我们的心再充满刚勇坚毅，

Funeral marches to the grave.

也无从阻止丧钟那鼓点般的声音。

In the world's broad field of battle,

要在斗争中做一名无畏的闯将，

In the bivouac of Life,

别学哑口无言、任人驱使的牛羊，

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!

整个世界都是我们的战场，

Be a hero in the strife!

到处都是人生扎寨的营帐。

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!

过去的让它过去，把握今天，

Let the dead Past bury its dead!

可爱的未来坐等不来，

Act, act in the living Present!

行动起来，从现在开始，

Heart within, and God o'erhead!

趁着赤心在胸、苍天在上!

Lives of great men all remind us

伟人们的一生告诉我们，

We can make our lives sublime,

人活着就应该活得崇高纯洁，

And, departing, leave behind us

即便离开了人间，

Footprints on the sands of time;

也可流芳百世。

Footprints, that perhaps another,

在人生大海航行中受挫的后来者，

Sailing o'er life' solemn main,

仰视我们积极的行为，

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,

或许会沿着我们的足迹，

Seeing, shall take heart again.

重新站起，重新振奋精神。

Let us, then, be up and doing,

让我们行动起来吧，

With a heart for any fate;

不计得失成败；

Still achieving, still pursuing,

不断追求进取，

Learn to labour and to wait. 

在劳动中迎接胜利的到来。

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