哀　歌

THRENOS

美，真，圣洁的情操，

Beauty, truth, and rarity,

单纯之中蕴含的崇高，

Grace in all simplicity ,

已化为灰烬，火灭烟消。

Here enclos'd in cinders lie.

如今凤凰的巢穴是死亡；

Death is now the phoenix' nest;

斑鸠的无限忠诚的胸膛

And the turtle's loyal breast

休憩在不朽的永恒之乡。

To eternity doth rest,

他们也没有留下后裔，

Leaving no posterity :

并非他们有什么痼疾，

Twas not their infirmity ,

只因他们是童贞的结缡。

It was married chastity.

真，有表象，没有真相，

Truth may seem, but cannot be;

美，靠炫耀，本色消亡，

Beauty brag , but 'tis not she;

真，美，双双被埋葬。

Truth and beauty buried be.

让两只非真即美的飞禽

To this urn let those repair

一同进入这只骨灰瓶；

That are either true or fair;

为两只死鸟，请哀告神明！

For these dead birds sigh a prayer.