当你老了

当你老了，白发苍苍，睡思昏沉，

When you are old and gray and full of sleep ,

当你老了，发也灰了睡意阵阵地在炉边打盹

When you are old and grey and full of sleep

当你老了，头白了，睡思昏沉，

When you are old and gray and full of sleep

叶之和他的《当你老了》

Yeats and his ` When You Are Old '

当你老了，你可能用它来漂白头发。

When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair .

当你老了，满头白发，昏昏沉沉在炉火旁打盹。

When you are old and gray and full of sleep and nodding by the fire .

当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，

When You Are Old ---- William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep ,

跟一个健谈的人结婚。因为当你老了的时候，喜欢聊天将是你在一个人身上所能发现的最好的品质。

Marry to a person that likes to chat , for when your old age comes , chatting will be one of the best qualities you can find in someone .

《当你老了》是叶之为其初恋女友、爱尔兰民族解放志士莫德龚因所写的诸多抒情诗中最脍灸人口的一首。

" When You Are Old " is an oft-guoted lyric Yeats wrote for his first girlfriend Maud Gonne , a noble-minded fighter for the cause of national liberation in modern Ireland .

当你老了，你会问谁将照顾你的晚年，以及为什么别人儿孙绕膝，而你，没有。

And when you are old , you will wonder who is going to take care of you in your dotage and why you didn 't have children and grandchildren to be with .

叶芝当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。

When you are old and grey and full of sleep And nodding by the fire , take down this book And slowly read , and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once ,

当你老了当你老了，头白了，睡思昏沉，炉火旁打盹，请取下这部诗歌，慢慢读，回想你过去眼神的柔和，回想它们昔日浓重的阴影；

When you are old and grey and full of sleep , And nodding by the fire , take down this book , And slowly read , and dream of the soft lookYour eyes had once , and of their shadows deep ;

你从不知道照顾自己。当你老了的时候，我需要用我的手帮你拔掉你那么憎恨的烦人的白发，帮你修剪指甲，喂饭给你吃。

You never know how to take care of yourself . I need my hands to help you get rid of the pesky white hair you hate so much when you grew old , to trim your nails and to feed you .

当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神你那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。

When you are old and grey and full of sleep , And nodding by the fire ， take down this book , And slowly read , and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once , and of their shadows deep ;

当你老了当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，倦坐在炉边，取下这本书来，慢慢读着，追梦当年的眼神，你那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影。

When you are old When you are old and grey and full of sleep , And nodding by the fire , take down this book , And slowly read , and think of the soft look Your eyes had once , and of their shadows deep ;

站在对方，当你太老了咀嚼。

Stand by each other , when you are too old to chew .