龟虽寿｜曹操

龟虽寿 （汉）曹操

英文版
Indomitable Soul
Cao Cao
Although long lives the tortoise wise,
In the end he cannot but die.
The serpent in the mist may rise,
But in the dust he too shall lie.
Although the stabled steed is old,
He dreams to run for mile and mile.
In life’s December heroes bold
Won’t change indomitable style.
It’s not up to Heaven alone
To lengthen or shorten our day.
To a great age we can live on,
If we keep fit, cheerful and gay.
How happy I feel at this thought!
I croon this poem as I ought.
中文版
龟虽寿
（汉）曹操
神龟虽寿，
犹有竟时。
腾蛇乘雾，
终为土灰。
老骥伏枥，
志在千里；
烈士暮年，
壮心不已。
盈缩之期，
不但在天；
养怡之福，
可得永年。
幸甚至哉，
歌以咏志。