"Occasionally read a poem" Tinnyson's "Eulogy", No. 54

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Tennyson was the most popular poet of the Victorian period, "and his poetry accurately reflects the dominant views and interests of his time, unmatched by English poets of any era." His masterpiece, The Collection of Tributes, was published in 1850, that is, in the 1840s, at about the same time that Dickens wrote The Collection of Christmas Stories (1833-1848), and this one also deals with social morality. Let's read it together!

Tribute Set No. 54

[United Kingdom] Alfred Tennyson

We still believe: no matter what

Evil will eventually reach its destination of good,

Whether it's a crisis of faith, a stain of blood

Natural suffering and sin of the will;

I believe that the world does not take the road of no goal

I believe that when the creation is completed,

Not a single life will be lost,

Being thrown into nothingness as garbage;

I believe that not a single worm has been cut in vain,

Not a single moth pursues in vain

Crumpled in a meaningless flame,

Or just to make a profit for others.

Behold, we don't understand anything.

I can only believe that good will always come,

In the distant future, descend upon all beings,

And every winter will turn into a spring breeze.

I dream like this, but who am I? ——

A child cries in the darkness,

A child is calling out the light,

There are no words, only cries.

Fei Bai translation

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