W. B. Yeats - Words for Music Perhaps (XII) 汉译

XII. Love’s Loneliness

Old fathers, great-grandfathers,

Rise as kindred should.

If ever lover's loneliness

Came where you stood,

Pray that Heaven protect us

That protect your blood.

The mountain throws a shadow,

Thin is the moon's horn;

What did we remember

Under the ragged thorn?

Dread has followed longing,

And our hearts are torn.

或许可谱曲的歌词

十二、爱的寂寞

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

老父亲们，曾祖父们，

象亲人应该的，起来。

假如恋人的寂寞曾经

来到你们站立的所在，

请祈祷上大护佑我们

就象护佑你们的血脉。

山峦投下一片阴影，

细细的是月亮的角：

在那蓬乱的荆棘下

我们又想起了什么？

恐惧已跟随了渴望，

我们的心已被撕裂。