Lo! 'tis a gala night 瞧！这欢畅之夜
Within the lonesome latter years!蛰伏在寥寂的暮景间！
An angel throng, bewinged, bedight一群天使，整饬羽翼，
In veils, and drowned in tears,掩覆面纱，潸然落泪，
Sit in a theatre, to see端坐于剧院，寓目
A play of hopes and fears,一部希冀与可骇之剧，
While the orchestra breathes fitfully乐队断续低吟出
The music of the spheres.天体之音。
Mimes, in the form of God on high,小丑乔装以上帝之貌，
Mutter and mumble low,低声咕哝呓语，
And hither and thither fly—横行无忌，飞东飞西—
Mere puppets they, who come and go恍若木偶波诡而动
At bidding of vast formless things潜匿于广袤无形之物