I died for beauty, but was scarce

Adjusted in the tomb,

when one who died for truth

In an adjoining room.

He questioned softly why l failed?

5

"For beauty, I replied.

" And I for truth- themself are one-

We brethren are", he said.

And so, as kinsmen met a night

We talked between the rooms

10

Until the moss had reached our lips

And covered up our names.

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Word or phrase

Annotation

1

beauty

美(真、善、美乃人生追求的最高境界)。

2

Adjusted 

適應。

3

one who died for truth

為追求真理而犧牲的人 。

4

adjoining room

鄰室(在其中)。

5

questioned softly why l failed

輕輕的質問為何我失敗?

7

themself are one-

指truth和beauty原本是一件事(這是「似是而非」之語，因themself是單數"，而動詞劫用多
數are)。

8

brethren

即brothers;兄弟之意。

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Until the moss...covered up our names

直到青苔長到我們的嘴巴上，而且覆蓋了我們的名字。意指我們被遺忘。