he arrow and the song 箭與歌

henry wadsworth longfellow

亨利·沃茲沃斯·朗費羅

i shot an arrow into the air,

我向天空射出一支箭，

it fell to earth i knew not where;

它飛落在不知何處的地面；

for so swiftly it flew the sight,

它飛馳得如此迅速，

could not follow it in its flight.

沒有視線能夠跟隨它的腳步。

i breathed a song into the air,

我向天空輕唱一首歌，

it fell to earth i knew not where;

它消逝在不知何處的角落；

for who has the sight so keen and strong,

誰的目光能夠如此銳利，

that can follow the flight of a song.

可以追隨歌聲的旋律。

long,long afterwards in an oak,

很久很久以後，在一棵橡樹上，

i found the arrow still unbroke;

我發現那支箭依然完好如初；

and the song, from beginning to end,

而那首歌自始至終，

i found again in the heart of a friend.

都深深印在一位朋友的心中。