箭與歌

亨利·沃茲沃斯·朗費羅

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 the sight so keen and strong，

That it can follow the flight of a song.

Long， long afterwards， 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.

引弓射蒼穹，

箭落不知處;

箭飛何其速

眼力不可逐。

哼歌向長空，

聲飄不知處;

誰具如電眸，

可與歌相逐。

他日橡樹上，

箭插仍未折;

當年輕哼歌，

友人心中和。