當華美的葉片落盡,生命的脈落才歷歷可見/ @# p% A& R0 w. b" c. Y
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There are gains for all our losses.
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There are balms for all our pain;
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c! Q+ G% A9 z4 k But when youth, the dream, departs,
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It takes something from our hearts,, \4 ~& j N" B* U) W6 A
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And it never comes again.1 A' \1 ]! q* D/ o& l
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Under manhood』s sterner reign;
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Still we feel that something sweet
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0 K$ `% b! H. ~ Following youth, with flying feet,
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, |( z7 S# }6 X" j! J& p+ k' H And will never come again.. U. q% Z4 z) j: b! S) r6 \% ?* G
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y6 i; V" O/ q2 i8 t/ Z/ e Something beautiful is vanished,
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0 R# Q1 q: L: e H. E! n8 h9 h And we sigh for it in vain;2 T& `( a. }$ F7 |- Z, w' t( [
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We behold it everywhere,) f& R7 k3 h" \
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On the earth, and in the air,% z7 r3 Y) g( r
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But it never comes again!2 c& T! u% r( @+ N) c# u
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# I K4 W2 D1 `5 F* M 我們失去的一切都能得到補償,
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我們所有的痛苦都能得到安慰;
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l g5 i* y1 ]& u: S6 J 可是夢境似的青春一旦消逝,2 B) V6 T: |" n$ G5 A5 G9 K0 K
H. j" R1 p; `3 K 它帶走了我們心中的某種美好,$ }/ K) M- Z3 t# F3 _
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從此一去不復返。
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' ` s$ }) H# Y4 D8 `! P. q6 Z K 我們變得日益剛強、更臻完美,* F0 m( L" O5 H* Z& u' N+ |- K9 I5 n
9 N) Z# Y+ d! P$ g' B. u 在嚴峻的成年生活驅使下;
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可是依然感到甜美的情感,
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已隨著青春飛逝,
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不再返回。
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美好已經消逝,$ v7 i% z, L% `% d! P7 P
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我們枉自為此歎息; o Z4 N0 o8 _: K
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我們處處能見青春的魅力,) A% f( }+ @3 g# ?3 a7 `$ D" @7 m# Y
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可是它不再返回! |