Epitaph Poem by Luo Zhihai

★ Epitaph

☆ Poetry by Lascelles Abercrombie


ir, you shall notice me: I am the Man;
I am Good Fortune: I am satisfied.
All I desired, more than I could desire,
I have: everything has gone right with me.
Life was a hiding-place that played me false;
I croucht ashamed, and still was seen and scorned:
But now I am not seen. I was a fool,
And now I know what wisdom dare not know:
For I know Nothing. I was a slave, and now
I have ungoverned freedom and the wealth
That cannot be conceived: for I have Nothing.
I lookt for beauty and I longed for rest,
And now I have perfection: nay, I am
perfection: I am nothing, I am dead.


▲ Chinese Translation

★ 墓志铭

☆ [英国] 拉塞尔斯•阿伯克龙比（1881-1938） 诗
☆ [中国] 罗志海 (1954-) 译


先生，你要通知我，我是男人哟
我很幸运，也很满意
我全部所得，超过我渴望所得
我一直一帆风顺万事如意
生命曾是逼我弄虚作假的藏身之地
我卑躬屈膝惭愧战抖，仍然被人撞见，糟到蔑视
现在我被人视而不见。我曾是一个傻子
现在我知道，智慧胆敢不知道不明白
因为我什么都不知道。我做过奴隶，而现在
我狂野不羁，自由自在，拥有财富
不能设想，我一无所有
我找过美女，渴望休息
现在我拥有完美。不，我就是
完美。我什么都不是，我已死去


2015年5月5日翻译
On May 5 2015, Translation