可以采花的时机，别错过，
Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
时光老人在飞驰：
Old Times is still a-flying:
今天还在微笑的花朵
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
明天就会枯死。
To-morrow will be dying.
太阳，那盏天上的华灯,
The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun,
向上攀登得越高，
The higher he's a-getting
路程的终点就会越临近，
The sooner will his race be run,
剩余的时光也越少。
And nearer he's to setting.
青春的年华是最最美好的，
That age is best which is the first,
血气方刚，多热情；
When youth and blood are warmer;
过了青年，那越来越不妙的
But being spend, the worse, and worst
年月会陆续来临。
Times, still succeed the former.
那么，别怕羞，抓住机缘，
Then be not coy, but use your time;
你们该及时结婚；
And while ye may, go marry:
你一旦错过了少年，
For having lost but once your prime,
会成千古恨。
You may for ever tarry.