辛弃疾·《醉奴儿》英译

其一

少年不识愁滋味，

爱上层楼；

爱上层楼，

为赋新词强说愁。

而今识尽愁滋味，

欲说还休；

欲说还休，

却道：“天凉好个秋”。

Now I Know

Xin Qiji

In my youth I had no idea of what sorrow was,

And loved to go up lofty buildings.

Upon the lofty buildings,

For composing new poems I was forced to talk of sorrow.

Now I know sorrow thoroughly well,

And am loath to talk of it.

Loath to talk it,

I say instead: “what a chilly autumn day!”