Mutability[1]                       异变

William Wordsworth[2]                                                               威廉.华兹华斯

From low to high doth dissolution climb,                              从低到高，解溶攀升；

And sink from high to low, along a scale                              然后从高到低，消沉。

Of awful notes, whose concord shall not fail;                       跟谱奇符和谐不败；

A musical but melancholy chime,                                          悦耳而忧郁啊！调声

Which they can hear who meddle not with crime,               能听清，干涉非罪行，

Nor avarice, nor over-anxious care.                                       也非贪婪，或过分谨慎。

Truth fails not; but her outward forms that bear                  真理怎不？却外形承载

The longest date do melt like frosty rime,                            光阴渐混，似霜冻雾凇

That in the morning whitened hill and plain                       清晨刷白山丘和平原

And is no more; drop like the tower sublime                       之后不存；滴落似塔尖

Of yesterday, which royally did wear                                     的往昔，庄严地披挂着

His crown of weeds, but could not even sustain                  顶尖的草野，但不受忍

Some casual shout that broke the silent air,                        点滴的喊声打破宁静天空，

Or the unimaginable touch of Time.                                    或那不易想象的些许时光。

                                                                                       译者：曹志希 

                                                                                       Translated by CAO Zhixi

                                                                                       13 December 2014