一男附書至,
二男新戰死。
存者且偷生,
死者長已矣!
註:
1.戍: 防守,這裡指服役。
2.附書至: 捎信回來。
3.新: 最近,剛剛。
4.存: 活著,生存著。
5.且偷生: 姑且活一天算一天。
且:姑且,暫且。
偷生:苟且活著。
6.長已矣: 永遠完了。已:停止,這裡引申為完結。
One wrote a letter telling me
That his brothers were killed in war.
He'll keep alive if he can be;
The dead have passed and are no more.