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WHEN I bring to you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints—when I give coloured toys to you, my child.

When I sing to make you dance I truly know why there is music in leaves, and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth—when I sing to make you dance.

When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands I know why there is honey in the cup of the flower and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice—when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.

When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling, I surely understand what the pleasure is that streams from the sky in morning light, and what delight that is which the summer breeze brings to my body—when I kiss you to make you smile.

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当我送你彩色玩具的时候，

我的孩子，我了解为什么云中水上会幻弄出这许多颜色，

为什么花朵都用颜色染起——

当我送你彩色玩具的时候，我的孩子。

当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候，

我彻底地知道为什么树叶上响出音乐，

为什么波浪把它们的合唱送进静听的大地的心头——

当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候。

当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候，

我懂得为什么花心里有蜜，为什么水果里隐藏着甜汁——

当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候。