I shot an arrow into the air,

我把一只箭射得很高，

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

它落到了哪里我不知道；

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

因为它的速度太快，

Could not follow it in its flight.

我的眼睛追不上它。

I breathed a song into the air,

我唱起一支歌儿在空气中荡飘，

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

它落到了哪里我不知道；

For who has sight so keen and strong,

因为谁的眼力会有那么强，

That it can follow the flight of song?

能追上歌儿的飞翔？

Long, long afterward, in an oak

好久好久以后，我看见

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

在一棵橡树上嵌着那只完好的箭；

And the song, from beginning to end,

我也发现了那个歌子，

I found again in the heart of a friend.

它完整地留在一个朋友的心里。