Anon. - The Silver Swan 汉译

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When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;

Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,

Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:

Farewell, all joys; O death, come close mine eyes;

More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.

银色的天鹅

佚名

银色的天鹅，平生不歌吟，

当死神临近时，打开她沉寂的喉门；

将她的胸脯贴伏在芦苇丛生的岸旁，

唱出她第一首也是最后一首绝唱：

再会吧，一切欢乐；死神啊，来将我的双眼闭合；

今日活着的呆头鹅比天鹅多，傻瓜比聪明人多。