唐诗三百首英译 李商隐：锦瑟

七言律诗

李商隐

锦瑟

锦瑟无端五十弦， 一弦一柱思华年。

庄生晓梦迷蝴蝶， 望帝春心托杜鹃。

沧海月明珠有泪， 蓝田日暖玉生烟。

此情可待成追忆， 只是当时已惘然。

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Li Shangyin

THE INLAID HARP

I wonder why my inlaid harp has fifty strings，

Each with its flower-like fret an interval of youth.

……The sage Chuangzi is day-dreaming， bewitched by butterflies，

The spring-heart of Emperor Wang is crying in a cuckoo，

Mermen weep their pearly tears down a moon-green sea，

Blue fields are breathing their jade to the sun……

And a moment that ought to have lasted for ever

Has come and gone before I knew.