曾瑞·《山坡羊·叹世（二）》英译

荣华休傲，

贫穷休笑，

循环世态多颠倒。

恰春朝，

早秋宵，

花开花谢都知道。

今岁孟春花更早。

花，

依旧好。

人，

空谩老。

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Lamenting the Times (2)

to the tune of Sheep on the Hillside

Ceng Rui

Proud of yourself not when you have wealth and rank,

Laugh not at those on whom the fate plays a prank.

The wheel of fortune keeps rotating,

A morning in spring

Suddenly turns itself into an autumn night.

It is known to all: flowers bloom and fade.

This year’s spring flowers offer an early sight,

They are as beautiful as made

They were;

But I, I am older made

Than I was fair.

（辜正坤 译）