Beauty

★ Beauty ☆ by Wilfred Owen The beautiful, the fair, the elegant, Is that which pleases us, says Kant, Without a thought of interest or advantage. I used to watch men when they spoke of beauty And measure their enthusiasm. One An old man, seeing a () setting sun, Praised it () a certain sense of duty To the calm evening and his time of life. I know another man that never says a Beauty But of a horse; () Men seldom speak of beauty, beauty as such, Not even lovers think about it much. Women of course consider it for hours In mirrors; () A shrapnel ball - Just where the wet skin glistened when he swam - Like a fully-opened sea-anemone. We both said 'What a beauty! What a beauty, lad' I knew that in that flower he saw a hope Of living on, and seeing again the roses of his home. Beauty is that which pleases and delights, Not bringing personal advantage - Kant. But later on I heard A canker worked into that crimson flower And that he sank with it And laid it with the anemones off Dover ▲ Chinese Translation ★ 美人 ☆ [英] 威尔弗雷德•欧文 (1893-1918) 诗 ☆ [中] 罗志海 译 大方，优雅，美丽 我们感到高兴愉悦，康德说 对此不感兴趣的想法或许有益 我经常看到，每当人们谈到美人 衡量他们的热情，一 一个老头，看到（）夕阳 赞扬它（）一定的责任意义 晚上平静下来，他生活时间 我知道另一个男人从来不谈论美女 但会谈及马匹（） 男人难得如此讨论美人，美人 甚至没有一对恋人对此探讨深入 女人当然会深思熟虑好几个小时 对着镜子（） 一个弹片球 他游泳时湿淋淋的皮肤闪闪烁烁 好像盛开的海葵 我俩都说"多美呀！多美呀，小伙！" 我知道在那朵花里，他看到了生活的希望 再次见到他家的玫瑰 美人令人高兴快乐 不计较个人利益，康德说 但后来我听说 溃疡弥漫绯红色玫瑰 他与玫瑰一起沉没 连同逃离多佛的海葵 北京时间2014年12月29日至2015年2月22日翻译 Beijing time 12/29/2014 to 2/22/2015 translation