Vita NuovaI stood by the unvintageable seaTill the wet waves drenched face and hair with spray;The long red fires of the dying dayBurned in the west; the wind piped drearily;And to the land the clamorous gulls did flee:'Alas!

' I cried, 'my life is full of pain,And who can garner fruit or golden grain,From these waste fields which travail ceaselessly!

'My nets gaped wide with many a break and flaw,Nathless I threw them as my final castInto the sea, and waited for the end.

When lo!

a sudden glory!

and I sawFrom the black waters of my tortured pastThe argent splendour of white limbs ascend!

新　生我站立在不能酿酒的海水边，直到浪花溅湿我的脸和头发；濒危白昼的红色长火舌在西天燃烧；海风凄厉地吹奏；喧闹不已的海鸥向着陆地俯冲：唉！

”我长叹道，我的一生充满痛苦，谁又能从这不停地流转的旷野，荒芜的旷野收获果实和金色的麦子！

”我的渔网裂口大开，且有许多小洞，但我仍然将它撒向大海，怀抱最后的希望，等待最终的结果。

哦，看哪！

意外的荣光！

我看见从我往昔苦难的黑色水域白色胴体的银光正冉冉升起！

【英汉对照|王尔德诗选：新　生查看网站：[db:时间]】