When we two parted

 　　When we two parted

　　In silence and tears,

　　Half broken-hearted

　　To sever¹ for years,

　　Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

　　Colder thy kiss;

　　Truly that hour foretold²

　　Sorrow to this!

　　The dew of the morning

　　Sunk chill on my brow-

　　It felt like the warning

　　Of what I feel now.

　　Thy vows³ are all broken,

　　And light is thy fame:

　　I hear thy name spoken,

　　And share in its shame.

　　They name thee before me,

　　A knell⁴ to mine ear;

　　A shudder⁵ comes o’er me-

　　Why wert thou so dear?

　　They know not I knew thee

　　Who knew thee too well:

　　long, long shall I rue⁶ thee,

　　Too deeply to tell.

　　In secret we met-

　　In silence I grieve,

　　That thy heart could forget,

　　Thy spirit deceive.

　　If I should meet thee

　　After ling year,

　　How should I greet thee?

　　With silence and tears.

1 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

2 foretold   

v.预言，预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定：他，为了信守一个盟誓／就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 knell   

n.丧钟声；v.敲丧钟

参考例句：

• That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
• At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。

5 shudder   

v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动

参考例句：

• The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
• We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。

6 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。