叶芝的诗歌：一个爱尔兰飞行员预见自己的死亡

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叶芝此诗，为纪念诗人朋友在一战中阵亡的儿子而作。
全诗抄录如下：
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一个爱尔兰飞行员预见自己的死亡
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5 N* s; f5 w8 d' I7 YAn Irish Airman Forsees His Death

I know that I shall meet my fate
somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
/ X! s7 G" [4 pMy country is Kiltartan Cross,
  t, b& e5 n# K! Fmy coutrymen  Kiltartan's poor,
no likely end could bring them loss
$ D- S1 b, v1 ~3 f" Lor leave them happier than  before.
Nor law,nor duty bade me fight,
nor publicmen ,nor cheering crowds,
A lonely im pulse of delight
drove to this tumult in the clouds;
- |& s; X3 t- b" A8 g& L" M; H6 rI balanced all,brought all to mind,
5 ~# X6 U8 _9 F- Gthe years to come seemed waste of breath,
a waste of breath the years behind
. I! u6 v2 G) i+ s. P. x3 X* T! cin the balance with this life,this death.