【当你老了叶芝原文】一、
爱尔兰诗人威廉·巴特勒·叶芝（William Butler Yeats）的诗作《当你老了》（When You Are Old），是其最具代表性的抒情诗之一。这首诗以温柔而略带哀伤的语气，表达了对爱情的深沉思念与时间流逝的感慨。
全诗通过描绘一位年迈女子在暮年时的孤独与回忆，传达出诗人对过去爱情的追忆和对永恒爱意的渴望。诗中语言简洁，情感真挚，结构紧凑，展现了叶芝诗歌中常见的浪漫主义风格与哲思色彩。
二、原文与中文翻译对照表
| 英文原文 | 中文翻译 |
| When you are old and grey and full of sleep, | 当你老了，头发白了，睡意正浓， |
| And nodding by the fire, I shall be gone, | 在炉火旁打盹时，我将已经离去， |
| And the soft look your eyes had once could not | 你那曾柔和的眼神再也无法 |
| Bring back the flame that lit my soul. | 点燃我灵魂的火焰。 |
| Many a time I have loved you with the love | 多少次，我曾用那种爱爱你， |
| That was in me, as if in a dream; | 就像在梦中一般； |
| And many a time I have watched you, still, | 多少次我静静注视着你， |
| With the eyes of one who has lost his youth. | 用一个失去青春的人的眼睛。 |
| But now, when all the world is past, | 但现在，当一切都已过去， |
| I can no longer keep the veil of dreams, | 我再不能掩饰梦境的面纱， |
| And say to you, “I loved you with such love,” | 而只能对你说：“我曾如此爱你，” |
| As though the heart were never changed. | 就像心从未改变过一样。 |
| But when you lie alone in your chamber, | 但当你独自躺在床上时， |
| And think of what you once had, | 想起你曾经拥有的一切， |
| And what you once desired, | 和你曾经渴望的东西， |
| Then, only then, will you know how much I loved you. | 那时，你才会明白我是多么爱你。 |
三、简要分析
- 主题：爱情、时间、记忆、孤独
- 情感基调：温柔、怀念、略带哀伤
- 语言风格：简洁、含蓄、富有诗意
- 象征手法：炉火、白发、梦境等意象强化了时间与情感的交织
四、结语
《当你老了》不仅是一首关于爱情的诗，更是一首关于时间与记忆的诗。它提醒我们，真正的爱不会因岁月而褪色，而是会在心中长久地回响。叶芝用最朴素的语言，写出了最深刻的情感，使这首诗成为经典中的经典。