Behold, within the leafy shade,

快瞧，这绿叶浓阴里面，

Those bright blue eggs together laid!

藏着一窝青青的鸟蛋!

On me the chance-discovered sight

这偶然瞥见的景象，看起来

Gleamed like a vision of delight.

像迷人幻境，闪烁着光彩。

I started—seeming to espy

我惊恐不安——仿佛在窥视

  The home and sheltered bed,

 别人隐秘的眠床；

The Sparrow's dwelling, which, hard by

这个窝靠近我们的居室，

My Father's house, in wet or dry

不分晴雨，也不问干湿，

My sister Emmeline and I

我和艾米兰妹妹总是

  Together visited.

 一道去把它探望。

She looked at it and seemed to fear it;

她望着鸟窝，好像有点怕：

Dreading, tho' wishing, to be near it:

又想挨近它，又怕惊动它；

Such heart was in her, being then

她还是口齿不清的小姑娘，

A little Prattler among men.

便有了这样一副好心肠！

The Blessing of my later years

我后来的福分，早在童年

  Was with me when a boy:

 便已经与我同在：

She gave me eyes, she gave me ears;

她给我一双耳朵，一双眼，

And humble cares, and delicate fears;

锐敏的忧惧，琐细的挂牵，

A heart, the fountain of sweet tears;

一颗心——甜蜜泪水的泉源，

  And love, and thought, and joy.

 思想，欢乐，还有爱。