让敌人夺去我们的海岛,
我们同样可以付之一笑。
那感激法官仁慈的囚犯,
他可以忘却刑罚的苦难;
倘然他怨恨那判决太重,
他就要忍受加倍的惨痛。
种种譬解虽能给人慰藉,
它们也会格外添人悲戚;
可是空言毕竟无补实际,
好听的话几曾送进心底?
请殿下继续进行原来的公事吧。
So if the Turks steal Cyprus from us, it won’t be bad as long as we keep smiling. It’s easy to accept platitudes like that if you haven’t lost anything. But I’ve lost something precious, and I have to put up with the platitude as well as suffering my loss. Talk is cheap. I’ve never heard of someone feeling better because of someone else’s words. Please, I’m asking you, go ahead and get back to your state affairs.