Crossing the Bar
渡越沙洲
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
夕阳与晚星，
对我一声清晰的召唤！
但愿沙洲上没有呜咽，
当我出海远航；
但愿那潮水像沉睡般流动，
满得没有声响与泡沫，
当那股从无底深渊涌出的水流
又转回家园。
黄昏与晚钟，
之后便是黑暗！
但愿离别没有悲伤，
当我登船启程；
因为在时间与空间的界限之外，
潮水或将载我远去，
我希望能与我的领航员面对面，
当我渡过那沙洲。
丁尼生晚年的告别诗，以出海越沙洲比喻死亡，平和而庄严。