The pure.the bright,the beautiful,
一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
強(qiáng)烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,
The impulses to wordless prayer,
推動(dòng)著我們做無言的禱告的,
The dreams of love and truth;
讓我們夢(mèng)想著愛與真理的;
The longing after something's lost,
在失去后為之感到珍惜的,
The spirit's yearning cry,
使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,
The striving after better hopes-
為了更美好的夢(mèng)想而奮斗著的-
These things can never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
羞怯地伸出援助的手，
A brother in his need,
在你的弟兄需要的時(shí)候，
A kindly word in grief's dark hour
傷慟、困難的時(shí)候，一句親切的話
That proves a friend indeed ;
就足以證明朋友的真心；
The plea for mercy softly breathed,
輕聲地乞求憐憫，
When justice threatens nigh,
在審判臨近的時(shí)候，
The sorrow of a contrite heart-
懊悔的心有一種傷感--
These things shall never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。
Let nothing pass for every hand
在人間傳遞溫情，
Must find some work to do ;
盡你所能地去做；
Lose not a chance to waken love-
別錯(cuò)失去了喚醒愛的良機(jī)-----
Be firm,and just ,and true;
為人要堅(jiān)定，正直，忠誠；
So shall a light that cannot fade
因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒
Beam on thee from on high.
就不會(huì)消失。
And angel voices say to thee---
你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----
These things shall never die.
這些美好不會(huì)消逝。 |