《别揭开这华丽的面纱》——雪莱

The painted veil

Lift not the painted veil which those who live

Call Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there

And it but mimic all we would believe

With colours idly spread - behind, lurk Fear

And Hope, twin Destinies; who ever weave

Their shadows, o'er the chasm, sightless and drear.

I knew one who had lifted it - he sought,

For his lost heart was tender, things to love,

But found them not, alas! nor was there aught

The world contains, the which he could approve.

Through the unheeding many he did move,

A spledour among shadows, a bright blot

Upon this gloomy scene, a Spirit that strove

For truth, and like the Preacher found it not.

别揭开那些活着的人们用来形容生活的彩色面纱，

尽管这上面都是些不真实的假象，

它只是用随意涂抹的色彩，

模拟着我们能够相信的一切事物，

在它后面隐藏着恐惧与希望，

交织着不同的命运，

谁人曾将他们的影子编织在那幽远深谷中。

我曾认识这样一个人，

他揭开了这彩色面纱，

他迷失的心灵是如此柔软，

令他不懈寻求能寄托他的爱的东西，却寻不得，

唉！世界上已没有什么能得到他的欣赏。

他行走在冷漠的人群中，

就像是无边黑暗中的一片光辉，灰色画面里的一块明斑，

他拥有着的一颗追寻真知的灵魂，

是传道者们所无法寻觅到的。