Robert Frost - What Fifty Said 汉译

When I was young my teachers were the old.

I gave up fire for form till I was cold.

I suffered like a metal being cast.

I went to school to age to learn the past.

Now when I am old my teachers are the young.

What can’t be molded must be cracked and sprung.

I strain at lessons fit to start a suture.

I got to school to youth to learn the future.

五十自述

我年轻时，我的老师们年长，

学规矩，消火气，直到心凉。

忍受煎熬，如金属接受铸造，

向长辈学习以往，我进学校。

如今我老了，老师们却年轻。

难以成型，一定会拆裂破损。

我努力用功，试图弥合裂缝，——