The Fool by the Roadside |
路邊的傻子 |
When all works that have | 當所有從搖籃 |
From cradle run to grave | 跑進墳墓的東西 |
From grave to cradle run instead; | 又從墳墓跑回搖籃; |
When thoughts that a fool | 當一個傻子 |
Has wound upon a spool | 纏在軸上的心思 |
Are but loose thread, are but loose thread; | 不過是松散的絲線,松散的絲線。 |
When cradle and spool are past | 當搖籃與線軸都成往事, |
And I mere shade at last | 而我, |
Coagulate of stuff | 也化作一個影子, |
Transparent like the wind, | 風一樣透明, |
I think that I may find | 那時,我想,我就可以找到 |
A faithful love, a faithful love. | 一個忠誠的愛人,忠誠的愛人。 |