It is little rift within the lute, That by and by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all.

It is little rift within the lute, That by and by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all.

它是琵琶内部的一个小裂口，不久就会使音乐静音，并不断扩大，慢慢地使一切归于沉寂。

-- Alfred, Lord Tennyson 阿尔弗雷德，丁尼生勋爵