帕布莉卡生年不满百
无名氏
生年不满百，
常怀千岁忧。
昼短苦夜长，
何不秉烛游[1]！
为乐当及时，
何能待来兹[2]？
愚者爱惜费[3]，
但为后世嗤[4]。
仙人王子乔[5]，
难可与等期[6]。
注释：
[1] 秉烛游：指手拿蜡烛作长夜之游。
[2] 来兹：来年。
[3] 费：费用，指钱财。
[4] 嗤：轻蔑地笑。
[5] 王子乔：古代传说中著名的仙人之一。
[6] 期：待也，指成仙之事不是一般人所能期待。
Few Live as Long as a Hundred Years
Anonymous
Few live as long as a hundred years.
Why grieve over a thousand in tears!
When days grows short and long grows night,
Why not go out in candlelight?
Enjoy the present time in laughter!
Why worry about the hereafter?
If you won’t spend the wealth you’ve got,
Posterity would call you sot.
We cannot hope to rise as high
As an immortal in the sky.
