chinese reading - When You are Old《当你老了》---叶芝

When you are old and gray and full of sleep,

dānɡ nǐ lǎo le ,tóu bái le ,shuì yì hūnchén ,

当你老了，头白了，睡意昏沉

 

And nodding by the fire,take down this book, 

lúhuǒ pánɡ dǎdǔn ,qǐnɡ qǔ xià zhè bù shīɡē ,

炉火旁打盹，请取下这部诗歌

 

And slowly read,and dream of the soft look,

mànmàn dú ,huíxiǎnɡ nǐ ɡuòqù yǎnshén de róuhé ,

慢慢读，回想你过去眼神的柔和，

Your eyes had once,and of their shadows deep.

huíxiǎnɡ tāmen xīrì nónɡzhònɡ de yīnyǐnɡ ;

回想它们昔日浓重的阴影； 

 

 

How many loved your moments of glad grace,

duō shǎo rén ài nǐ qīnɡchūn huānchànɡ de shíchén ,

多少人爱你青春欢畅的时辰，

 

And loved your beauty with love false or true, 

àimù nǐ de měilì ,jiǎyì huò zhēnxīn ,

爱慕你的美丽，假意或真心，

 

But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,

zhǐ yǒu yí ɡe rén ài nǐ cháoshènɡzhě de línɡhún ,

只有一个人爱你那朝圣者的灵魂，

 

And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

ài nǐ shuāi lǎo le de liǎn shànɡ tònɡkǔ de zhòuwén ; 

爱你衰老了的脸上痛苦的皱纹； 

 

 

And bending down beside the glowing bars,

chuí xià tóu lái ,zài hónɡ ɡuānɡ shǎnyào de lúzi pánɡ ,

垂下头来，在红光闪耀的炉子旁，

 

Murmur,a little sadly,how love fled,

qīrán de qīnɡqīnɡ sùshuō nà àiqínɡ de xiāoshì , 

凄然地轻轻诉说那爱情的消逝，

 

And paced upon the mountains overhead,

zài tóu dǐnɡ de shān shànɡ tā huǎnhuǎn duó zhe bùzi , 

在头顶的山上它缓缓踱着步子，

 

And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

zài yì qún xīnɡxīnɡ zhōnɡjiān yǐncánɡ zhe liǎnpánɡ .

在一群星星中间隐藏着脸庞。