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THE day was when I did not keep myself in readiness for thee; and entering my heart unbidden even as one of the common crowd, unknown to me, my king, thou didst press the signet of eternity upon many a fleeting moment of my life.

And to-day when by chance I light upon them and see thy signature, I find they have lain scattered in the dust mixed with the memory of joys and sorrows of my trivial days forgotten.

Thou didst not turn in contempt from my childish play among dust, and the steps that I heard in my playroom are the same that are echoing from star to star.

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那天我没有准备好来等候你，

我的国王，你就像一个素不相识的平凡的人，

自动地进到我的心里，

在我生命的许多流逝的时光中，盖上了永生的印记。

今天我偶然照见了你的签印，

我发现它们和我遗忘了日常哀乐的回忆，杂乱地散掷在尘埃里。

你不曾鄙夷地避开我童年时代在尘土中的游戏，

我在游戏室里听见的足音，和在群星中的回响是相同的。