《Dust If You Must》Excerpt from 《Don Juan》by Lord Byron
Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better
to paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between Want and Need.
Dust if you must but there’s not much time,
With Rivers to swim and Mountains to Climb!
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and a life to lead.
Dust if you must but the world’s out there,
With the Sun in your eyes, the Wind in your hair,
A flutter of Snow,a shower of Rain
This day will not come round again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind,
And when you go, as go you must
You, yourself, will make more dust.
《無從規避的塵世》
節選自拜倫之《唐璜》
同流合污吧，如果必要，
只是，不必那樣最好不過。
畫一張畫，寫一封信，
烤一塊餅干，播下一粒種子。
沉吟著，想要和需要之間的不同。
聲色犬馬吧，如果必要，
只是，時日已經無多。
游游泳，爬爬山，
聽聽音樂，讀讀書。
珍愛高尚的朋友，生命從而得以引導。
渾渾噩噩吧，如果必要，
只是，世界就在那兒。
你的雙眸陽光閃爍，你的發梢微風輕拂，
漫天飄雪洋洋灑灑，濛濛細雨淅淅瀝瀝。
這樣的日子，不會周而復始、永無止境。
自暴自棄吧，如果必要，
只是，請牢牢記住，
老之將至，不會寬容且仁慈。
你該走時，你就不得不離開了，
你，你自己，也將化為塵埃。
