On His Seventy-Fifth Birthday

I strove with none,

for none was worth my strife.

Nature I loved,

and next to Nature, Art.

I warmed both hands

before the fire of life；

It sinks,

and I am ready to depart.

注释：

1、strove：strive（v. 努力、奋斗）的过去式

2、strife：n. 斗争、竞争

3、depart：v. 离开