Why did he choose to come to my door， the wandering youth， when the day dawned？

　　他为什么特地来到我的门前，这年轻的游子，当天色黎明的时候？

　　As I come in and out I pass by him every time， and my eyes are caught by his face.

　　每次我进出经过他的身旁，我的眼睛总被他的面庞所吸引。

　　I know not if I should speak to him or keep silent. Why did he choose to come to my door.

　　我不知道我是应该同他说话还是保持沉默。他为什么特地到我门前来呢？

　　The cloudy nights in July are dark； the sky is soft blue in the autumn； the spring days are restless with the south wind.

　　七月的阴夜是黑沉的；秋日的天空是浅蓝的，南风把春天吹得骀荡不宁。

　　He weaves his songs with fresh tunes every time.

　　他每次用新调编着新歌。

　　I turn from my work and my eyes fill with the mist. Why did he choose to come my door？

　　我放下活计眼里充满雾水。他为什么特地到我门前来呢？

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　　When she passed by me with quick steps， the end of her skirt touched me.

　　当她用急步走过我的身旁，她的裙缘触到了我。

　　From the unknown island of a heart came a sudden warm breath of spring.

　　从一颗心的无名小岛上忽然吹来了一阵春天的温馨。

　　A flutter of a flitting touch brushed me and vanished in a moment， like a torn flower petal blown in the breeze.

　　一霎飞触的撩乱扫拂过我，立刻又消失了，像扯落了的花瓣在和风中飘扬。

　　It fell upon my heart like a sigh of her body and whisper of her heart.

　　它落在我的心上，像她的身躯的叹息和她心灵的低语。

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　　Why do you sit there and jingle your bracelets in mere idle sport？

　　你为什么悠闲地坐在那里，把镯子玩得丁当作响呢？

　　Fill your pitcher. It is time for you to come home.

　　把你的水瓶灌满了吧。是你应当回家的时候了。

　　Why do you stir the water with your hands and fitfully glance at the road for some one in mere idle sport？

　　你为什么悠闲地拨弄着水玩。偷偷地瞥视路上的行人呢？

　　Fill your pitcher and come home.

　　灌满你的水瓶回家去吧。

　　The morning hours pass by——the dark water flows on.

　　早晨的时间过去了——沉黑的水不住地流逝。

　　The waves are laughing and whispering to each other in mere idle sport.

　　波浪相互低语嬉笑闲玩着。

　　The wandering clouds have gathered at the edge of the sky on yonder rise of the land.

　　流荡的云片聚集在远野高地的天边。

　　They linger and look at your face and smile mere idle sport.

　　它们留连着悠闲地看着你的脸微笑着。

　　Fill your pitcher and come home.

　　灌满你的水瓶回家去吧。