| IF I were only a little puppy, not your baby, mother dear, would you say "No" to me if I tried to eat from your dish? |
如果我只是一只小狗，而不是你的小孩，親愛的媽媽，當(dāng)我想吃你的盤里的東西時，你要向我說“不”么？ |
| Would you drive me off, saying to me, "Get away, you naughty little puppy?" |
你要趕開我，對我說道：“滾開，你這淘氣的小狗”么？ |
| Then go, mother, go! I will never come to you when you call me, and never let you feed me any more. |
那末，走罷，媽媽，走罷！當(dāng)你叫喚我的時候，我就永不到你那里去，也永不要你再喂我吃東西了。 |
| If I were only a little green parrot, and not your baby, mother dear, would you keep me chained lest I should fly away? |
如果我只是一只綠色的小鸚鵡，而不是你的小孩，親愛的媽媽，你要把我緊緊地鎖住，怕我飛走么？ |
| Would you shake your finger at me and say, "What an ungrateful wretch of a bird! It is gnawing at its chain day and night?" |
你要對我搖你的手，說道：“怎樣的一個不知感恩的賤鳥呀！整夜地盡在咬它的鏈子”么？ |
| Then, go, mother, go! I will run away into the woods; I will never let you take me in your arms again. |
那末，走罷，媽媽，走罷！我要跑到樹林里去；我就永不再讓你抱我在你的臂里了。 |
