马欢快地在鞭子前奔驰着回家，跳跃着，跳跃着，嬉戏着，两边都是泡沫;但痛苦地，慢慢地跟在他们后面，头朝着坠落的裂缝，勇敢地，一瘸一拐地跟在他们后面。他步履蹒跚，肩膀僵硬，从蹄子到膝盖都用夹板夹着，但没有一匹马能有他一半的精神;给这些人夸耀他们的教养，这些围场和马厩的宠物，但十年前，他们最骄傲的人不能与他们所有的珍珠生活在一起。没有任何旅程能打败他，没有一天是沉重或艰难的，他是营地和集合的国王，是院子里翅膀的骄傲;但时间无情地跟随;我们中最优秀的人都屈服于他的奴役;死神，扛着他的镰刀，正紧追着他们所有的珍珠。我看着他呜咽着从我身边走过，回忆在我脑海里盘旋着，和一个同伴不计后果地狂奔，和一个女孩欢声笑语地狂奔?她怎样用百合花和爱结装饰他，把他的鬃毛编在我身旁，有一次，在离别的悲痛中，她伸出双臂拥抱他哭泣。 And I promised ? I gave her my promise The night that we parted in tears, To keep and be kind to the old horse Till Time made a burden of years; And then for his sake and one woman?s? So, fetch me my gun from the wall! I have only this kindness to offer As gift to the pearl of them all. Here! hold him out there by the yard wing, And don?t let him know by a sign: Turn his head to you ? ever so little! I can?t bear his eyes to meet mine. Then ? stand still, old boy! for a moment ? These tears, how they blind as they fall! Now, God help my hand to be steady? Good-bye! ? to the pearl of them all!