箭与歌
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)
我向天空射一枝箭,
不知道著落在何地何方；
因箭飞行迅速不能看见
早已超越了我的眼光.
我向天空唱一支歌,
不知道飘落在何地何方；
因为谁有那麼锐利的眼光,
怎能够追寻歌声的飞扬?
过了许久,许久,在一棵橡树
我找到那枝箭依旧完整；
那支歌从起头到最后,
我又发现它在朋友的心中.
The Arrow and the Song
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth,I knew not where;
For,so swiftly it flew,the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth,I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of a song?
Long,long afterward,in an oak
I found the arrow,still unbroke;
And the song,from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)