《Dust If You Must》Excerpt from 《Don Juan》by Lord Byron
Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better
to paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between Want and Need.
Dust if you must but there’s not much time,
With Rivers to swim and Mountains to Climb!
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and a life to lead.
Dust if you must but the world’s out there,
With the Sun in your eyes, the Wind in your hair,
A flutter of Snow,a shower of Rain
This day will not come round again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind,
And when you go, as go you must
You, yourself, will make more dust.
《无从规避的尘世》
节选自拜伦之《唐璜》
同流合污吧，如果必要，
只是，不必那样最好不过。
画一张画，写一封信，
烤一块饼干，播下一粒种子。
沉吟着，想要和需要之间的不同。
声色犬马吧，如果必要，
只是，时日已经无多。
游游泳，爬爬山，
听听音乐，读读书。
珍爱高尚的朋友，生命从而得以引导。
浑浑噩噩吧，如果必要，
只是，世界就在那儿。
你的双眸阳光闪烁，你的发梢微风轻拂，
漫天飘雪洋洋洒洒，濛濛细雨淅淅沥沥。
这样的日子，不会周而复始、永无止境。
自暴自弃吧，如果必要，
只是，请牢牢记住，
老之将至，不会宽容且仁慈。
你该走时，你就不得不离开了，
你，你自己，也将化为尘埃。
~End~
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