Though leaves are many, the root is one; 雖然枝條很多,根卻只有一條;
Through all the lying days of my youth 穿過我青春所有說謊的日子
I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun; 我在陽光下抖掉我的枝葉和花朵;
Now I may wither into the truth. 現在我可以枯萎而進入真理。
──W. B. Yeats ──葉芝
Though leaves are many, the root is one; 雖然枝條很多,根卻只有一條;
Through all the lying days of my youth 穿過我青春所有說謊的日子
I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun; 我在陽光下抖掉我的枝葉和花朵;
Now I may wither into the truth. 現在我可以枯萎而進入真理。
──W. B. Yeats ──葉芝