When I Was One-and-Twenty

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies

But keep your fancy free.”

But I was one-and-twenty,

No use to talk to me.

　When I was one-and-twenty

I heard him say again,

“The heart out of the bosom

Was never given in vain;

‘Tis paid with sighs a-plenty

And sold for endless rue.”

And I am two-and-twenty,

And oh, ‘tis true, ‘tis true.

翻譯

當(dāng)我二十一歲時(shí)

當(dāng)我二十一歲時(shí)，

我聽聰明人言語，

“金子銀子均可給，

不可把真心相與；

珍珠寶石均可給，

個(gè)人愛好不可失?！?/span>

我已年方二十一，

再說與我復(fù)何益。

當(dāng)我二十一歲時(shí)，

我聽他又在言語，

“你真心一朝相與，

也絕不會(huì)白給，

得到的是無盡哀嘆，

換回來無限愁思?！?/span>

我已二十有二歲

啊，言之有理，有理。