Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

要摘玫瑰得趁早，

Old time is still a-flying:

歲月催人老：

And this same flower that smiles today

花兒今天在含笑，

Tomorrow will be dying

明天就會殘凋。

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

太陽是天上華燈，

The higher hes a-getting,

它正冉冉升。

The sooner will his race be run,

越高越快到終點，

And nearer he""s to setting.

越高越近黃昏。

That age is best which is the first,

豆蔻年華最美好，

When youth and blood are warmer;

青春熱血方盛。

But being spent, the worse, and worst

虛度光陰每況下，

Times still succeed the former.

時間永不停留。

Then be nor coy, but use your time,

抓緊時機別害羞，

And while ye may, go marry:

早嫁個意中人，

For having lost but once your prime,

青春一去不回頭，

You may for ever tarry.

蹉跎貽誤一生。