八分音十六分音三十二分音符

Eighth notes, sixteenth notes, thirty-second notes,

彈撥爾迫切切拍撫你額頭如胡楊低訴

the tanbur’s strokes more urgent on your forehead

雪落著雪落落了整整三個月

than the murmurs of Euphrates poplars.

駝鈴搖醒大漠荒涼的思念

This falling snow’s been falling three months.

你是不停的路我是不移的窗

The sway of camel bells wakes the desert’s longing.

You’re an endless path. I’m a steady window.

你愈行愈近卻不往我的方向

我們的時間或許眠夢等待或許在明天

You’re near but not in my direction.

彈撥爾愈行愈遠愈行愈緩

Some hour may await us, tomorrow or in dreams.

三十二分音十六分音八分音符

The tanbur travels slow but journeys far.

我是不移的窗你是不停的路

Thirty-second notes, sixteenth notes, eighth notes.

I’m a steady window. You’re an endless path.