箭与歌

The Arrow and the Song

朗费罗

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

我把一支箭向空中发射，

I shot an arrow into the air,

不知道它向何处坠落，

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

它飞得太快，我的眼睛

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

跟不上如此迅速的飞行。

Could not follow it in its flight.

我向空中唱出一支歌，

I breathed a song into the air,

不知道它向何处坠落，

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

谁有这样敏锐的目光

For who has sight so keen and strong

能够跟得上歌声的飞翔？

That it can follow the flight of a song?

很久很久以后，我见到

Long, long afterward, in an oak

那箭在橡树上，依然完好；

I found the arrow, still unbroke ;

那歌，我发现，从头到尾

And the song, from beginning to end,

藏在一位朋友的心里。

I found again in the heart of a friend.