DailyGrowing
Daughter:
Thetreestheygrowhigh,theleavestheydogrowgreen,
樹在長高,葉在變
ManyisthetimemytrueloveI'veseen,
許多次,我看到他,我的真愛,
ManyanhourIhavewatchedhimallalone,
幾多時,我獨自對他長久凝視,
He'syoungbuthe'sdailygrowing.
他還小,但他在壹天天長大.
Father,dearfather,you'vedonemegreatwrong,
父親啊親愛的父親,妳似乎對女兒犯下大的錯誤
Youhavemarriedmetoaboywhoistooyoung,
妳把我嫁給了沒有成人的男孩,
Iamtwicetwelveandheisbutfourteen,
我已經二十四,他卻只有十四,
He'syoungbuthe'sdailygrowing.
他還小,但他在壹天天長大.
Father:
Daughter,deardaughter,I'vedoneyounowrong,
女兒,親愛的女兒,我給妳的安排並沒有錯,
Ihavemarriedyoutoagreatlord'sson,
我把妳嫁給壹個顯耀貴族的兒子,
HewillbeamanforyouwhenIamdeadandgone,
壹旦我老去,他將是妳可以依靠的男人,
He'syoungbuthe'sdailygrowing
他還小,但他在壹天天長大.
Daughter:
Father,dearfather,ifyouseefit,
父親啊親愛的父親,如果妳認為合適,
We'llsendhimtocollegeforanotheryearyet,
來年過後,送他讀大學吧,
I'lltieablueribbonallaroundhishead,
我要用藍綢帶纏上他的頭,
Toletthemaidensknowthatheismarried.
告訴年輕的女孩,他已經結婚.
OnedayIwaslookingovermyfather'scastlewall,
曾經有壹天,越過爸爸的院墻,
Ispiedalltheboysplayingwithaball,
我看到壹群男孩在玩球,
Andmyowntruelovewastheflowerofthemall,
我的真愛是他們之中的佼佼者,
He'syoungbuthe'sdailygrowing.
他還小,但他在壹天天長大.
Father:
Andsoearlyinthemorningatthedawningoftheday,
那是曙光微現的清晨,
Theywentintoahayfieldtohavesomesportandplay,
他們沖入草場鍛煉遊戲,
Andwhattheydidtheresheneverwoulddeclare,
她壹直註視著他,卻羞於告人,
Butshenevermorecomplainedofhisgrowing.
但是現在她再無從抱怨他的成長.
Daughter:
Attheageoffourteenhewasamarriedman,
十四歲,他已經成為已婚男人,
Attheageoffifteenthefatherofmyson,
十五歲,他已做了我孩子的父親,
Attheageofsixteenhisgraveitwasgreen,
十六歲,他的墓地都已經綠草如茵,
Anddeathhadputanendtohisgrowing.
死亡終止了他的成長.
I'llbuymylovesomeflannel,I'llmakemyloveashroud,
我買來法蘭絨,給我的真愛做著壽衣,
WitheverystitchIputinit,thetearstheywillpourdown,
壹針下去,淚如雨下,
WitheverystitchIputinit,howthetearstheywillflow,
壹針上來,雨是淚滴,
Cruelfatehasputanendtohisgrowing.
殘酷的命運終結了他的成長。