I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend
张弓射箭向天上,箭落地上难寻踪。
嗖得一声悄无影,眼力不及起飞翔。
深情讴歌向天上,歌声渺茫悄无影。
谁得眼力敏而强,能随其歌同飞翔。
偶然相遇某一天,豁然开朗在眼前。
歌留朋友心中住,箭在树上未折断。
我把一只箭射向天空,
他落在地上难以寻踪,
因为它飞速的如此迅猛,
我的眼里不能跟上他的飞翔。
我唱一首歌对着天空,
它落在地上难以寻踪,
谁的眼里能够如此迅猛,
能够跟上它的飞翔?
多年之后,我在一棵橡树上
看到了这只箭,它依然完好无损,
还有那首歌也在朋友之中,
自始至终,广为流传。