分为三音部。共有十二句，分为三音部。三音部诗之间有起有结，相互照应。第一节开篇点题，以一个假设性的句子开头。诗人正向恋人描述多年后两鬓斑白时的情景。

WhenYouAreOld——WilliamButlerYeatsARed，RedRose——BobertBurnsShallICompare

WhenYouAreOldWilliamButlerYeatsWhenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlook,Youreyeshadonce,andof...

WhenyouareoldWhenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep.Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook.Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlookYoureyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep....

Whenyouareold当你老了---WilliamButlerYeats——威廉·巴特勒·叶芝Whenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,当你老了，头发花白，睡意沉沉，Andnoddingbythefire，takedownthisbook,倦...

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WhenYouAreOldYeatsWhenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlookYoureyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep...

WhenYouAreOldWhenyouareoldandgrayandfullofsleepAndnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlookYoureyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep...

Whenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlookYoureyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep;Howmanyloved...

当你老了，白发苍苍，睡意昏沉倦坐在炉边请取下这部诗歌，慢慢读，追梦当年的眼神那柔美的神采与深幽的晕影有多少人爱过你青春的片影爱慕你的美丽，出于虚伪或真情唯独一人爱慕你那朝圣者的灵魂爱你哀戚的脸上岁月...