时间只会说：我早就告诉过你，

Time will say nothing but I told you so,

时间只知道我们要付出的代价；

Time only knows the price we have to pay;

如果我能告诉你，我会让你知悉。

If I could tell you I would let you know.

如果我们在小丑们表演时哭泣，

If we should weep when clowns put on their show,

如果我们在乐手们演奏时跌倒，

If we should stumble when musicians play,

时间只会说：我早就告诉过你。

Time will say nothing but I told you so.

尽管没有什么命可算，何必

There are no fortunes to be"told, although,

因为我对你的爱言词无以复加，

Because I love you more than I can say,

如果我能告诉你，我会让你知悉。

If I could tell you I would let you know.

风吹过来， 一定来自某地，

树叶枯萎， 一定有其缘由；

The winds must come from somewhere when they blow,

时间只会说：我早就告诉过你。

There must be reasons why the leaves decay;

Time will say nothing but I told you so.

也许玫瑰真的要长起，

幻象真的打算长留；

Perhaps the roses really want to grow,

如果我能告诉你，我会让你知悉。

The vision seriously intends to stay;

If I could tell you I would let you know.

假如狮子们都起身别离，

所有的小溪和士兵都逃走；

Suppose the lions all get up and go,

时间只会说：我早就告诉过你?

And all the brooks and soldiers run away;

如果我能告诉你，我会让你知悉。

Will Time say nothing but I told you so?

If I could tell you I would let you know.

1940年10月

October 1940