Solitude - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

LAUGH, and the world laughs with you;
　　Weep, and you weep alone.
　　For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,
　　But has trouble enough of it's own.
　　Sing, and the hills will answer;
　　Sigh, it is lost on the air.
　　The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
　　But shrink from voicing care.
　　Rejoice, and men will seek you;
　　Grieve, and they turn and go.
　　They want full measure of all your pleasure,
　　But they do not need your woe.
　　Be glad, and your friends are many;
　　Be sad, and you lose them all.
　　There are none to decline your nectared wine,
　　But alone you must drink life's gall.
　　Feast, and your halls are crowded;
　　Fast, and the world goes by.
　　Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
　　But no man can help you die.
　　There is room in the halls of pleasure
　　For a large and lordly train,
　　But one by one we must all file on
　　Through the narrow aisles of pain.
《孤独 》
　　－埃拉.惠勒.威尔科克斯
　　你欢笑，这世界陪你一起欢笑；
　　你哭泣，却只能独自黯然神伤。
　　只因古老而忧伤的大地必须注入欢乐，
　　它的烦恼已经足够。
　　你歌唱，山谷将与你合音共曲；
　　你叹息，空气将其无声埋没。
　　快乐之声总能引起回声阵阵，
　　忧虑之音却令其销声匿迹。
　　你欢喜，人们会与你相随；
　　你悲伤，人们则会转身离去。
　　人人都愿分享你全部的快乐，
　　但无人需要你的哀伤苦楚。
　　快乐起来吧，你会拥有众多朋友。
　　若悲伤感怀，你会与他们失之交臂。
　　没有人会拒绝与你共酌美酒甘露，
　　然而生活的苦汁你必须独自品尝。
　　饕餮盛宴，你的厅堂人潮涌动，
　　时光飞逝，这世界匆匆而过，
　　成功、给予，是你生活的动力，
　　然而没有人能够替你离世而去。
　　因为欢愉的殿堂里，
　　容得下一节宽敞的豪华火车，
　　但我们必须一个接一个地排队，
　　穿越岁月磨难的狭长隧道而进入