It’s strange

奇怪的是

that green valleys are still here

这儿仍有绿色的山谷

as if happiness slept in them

仿佛幸福沉睡于其中

and shady streams

还有阴凉的溪流

we once knew for sure

我们曾经确切地知道

existed

存在

and that there still are roofs

还有屋顶

under which small children sleep

小小的孩子们睡在屋顶下

filling the house with a different silence.

以一种别样的寂静充满着屋子

It’s strange

奇怪的是

that clouds here still follow the sun

这里的云朵依然追随着太阳

like gliding birds

像滑翔的鸟儿

and that there still is simple human goodness

除了向上的渴望

besides what aspires upwards

还有人性中单纯的良善

that pure music stands at the door

纯粹的音乐矗立在门口

which suddenly seems like a palace portico

它突然间仿佛一座宫殿的柱廊

It’s strange

奇怪的是

that we still

我们仍然

want so much to love and cry

如此想要去爱和哭泣