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.
这一段话的大概意思是:我与谁也不去争辩。热爱大自然和艺术,烤着生命之火取暖,当火灭的时候,我也准备走了。
I strove with none,
我和谁都不争;
for none was worth my strife;
和谁争我都不屑.
Nature I loved,
我爱大自然;
and next to nature,art;
其次就是艺术。
I warmed both hands
我双手烤着
before the fire of life
生命之火取暖;
it sinks
火萎了,
and I am ready to depart
我也准备走了
——瓦特·兰德 《生与死》