W. B. Yeats - Fallen Majesty 汉译

Although crowds gathered once if she but showed her face,

And even old men’s eyes grew dim, this hand alone,

Like some last courtier at a gypsy camping-place

Babbling of fallen majesty, records what’s gone.

These lineaments, a heart that laughter has made sweet,

These, these remain, but I record what's gone. A crowd

Will gather, and not know it walks the very street

Whereon a thing once walked that seemed a burning cloud.

衰落的王权

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

虽然说，只要她稍一露面，群众就会立即聚集，

甚至老头子的眼睛也变得朦胧，但唯有这只手，

就象某个前朝的遗老在一个吉卜赛人的宿营地

喋喋讲说着衰落的王权，把所逝去的一切记录。

那容貌，一颗被大笑声熏陶得甜美的心，这些，

这些依然存留，但是我记录逝去的一切。一群

人将会聚集，却不会知道他们走过的那条大街，

从前曾有一物就在那里行走，象一朵燃烧的云。