I shot an arrow into the air,

我向空中射出一支箭,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

不知它落到哪里;

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

它飞得好快啊,

Could not follow it in its flight.

眼睛跟不上它的踪迹。

I breathed a song into the air,

我向空中轻唱一首歌,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

不知它落在何方;

For who has sight so keen and strong,

谁有这样尖、这样强的眼力，

That it can follow the flight of song?

能追上歌声的飞翔？

Long, long afterward, in an oak

很久以后，在橡树上

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

我找到了那支箭，还不曾折断；

And the song, from beginning to end,

还有那支歌，也被我找到，

I found again in the heart of a friend.

从头到尾在朋友心间。