The Arrow and the Song 箭与歌

　　Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

　　亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗

　　I shot an arrow into the air,

　　我向天空射出一支箭，

　　It fell to earth I knew not where;

　　它飞落在不知何处的地面;

　　For so swiftly it flew the sight,

　　它飞驰得如此迅速，

　　Could not follow it in its flight.

　　没有视线能够跟随它的脚步。

　　I breathed a song into the air,

　　我向天空轻唱一首歌，

　　It fell to earth I knew not where;

　　它消逝在不知何处的角落;

　　For who has the sight so keen and strong,

　　谁的目光能够如此锐利，

　　That can follow the flight of a song.

　　可以追随歌声的旋律。

　　Long,long afterwards in an oak,

　　很久很久以后，在一棵橡树上，

　　I found the arrow still unbroke;

　　我发现那支箭依然完好如初;

　　And the song, from beginning to end,

　　而那首歌自始至终，

　　I found again in the heart of a friend.

　　都深深印在一位朋友的心中。