Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

The Arrow and the Song

I shot an arrow into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For who has sight so keen and strong,

That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

And the song, from beginning to end,

I found again in the heart of a friend.

亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗（1807-1882）

  箭与歌

我射长箭向云天，

落于何处寻不见； 

长箭飞驰太神速，

不及目力相追逐。

我歌一曲向空际，

落于何处不知悉；

谁人眼光够敏锐，

能循歌声疾疾飞？

经年之后偶寻得，

箭卧橡树尚未折；

那首歌曲亦完整，

朋友珍藏在心中。