生辰就在八月中,
年年廿五说不通。
事事无成忍回首,
光阴催我老如风。
Falling in the middle of August is my birthday,
Twenty five years old every year? I can't say.
Looking back on I haven't succeeded in anything,
Making me get old fast, like wind, time's flying.
(原中华民国驻越南西贡总领事馆前任秘书潘先生让我译成英语,我奉命翻译 )