雪绒花                                       Edelweiss

-- 一个父亲给女儿的诗              -- A poem by a father to his daughter

六月天写你、读你、唱你          To write you, read you and sing you in such hot June

我的心里凉沁沁的                     Really so cool I feel

十六个春夏秋天                        Sixteen rounds of the four seasons witness many times

一次次星移斗转，月落日升      The moon’s setting, and the sun’s rising

你是我爱的结晶                         You are the crystal of my love

你在爱的羽翼下诞生                  You’re born under love’s wings

然后我的爱，变成                     And then my love changes into

你根下的泥土，叶面的              The soil under your root, and the dew

露珠                                           On the leaves

明天你将变成一艘船                  Tomorrow you’ll change into a boat

那扶持你的绿叶，将变成           And the green leaves supporting you

鼓风的帆                                    Will be the filled-out sail

明天你将化作一只鹰                  Tomorrow you’ll become an eagle

我的目光，是追随你的              My sight gazing after you

那朵云                                        Is like that cloud shading you

而你在我的心里                         Yet you in my heart

永远是一朵雪绒花                     Are always an edelweiss

娇小，雪白                                Small and white

明亮，纯净                                Clean and bright

在以后的每个早晨，就像          In each coming morning, just like

已经逝去的每个早晨                 Every bygone morning,

迎接我的                                    What will greet me

仍旧是你满脸的天真                  Is always naivete in your face

(2014/6/12 清晨)                      (Early morning on June 12, 2014)

Edelweiss

-- A poem by a father to his daughter

To write you, read you and sing you in such hot June

Really so cool I feel

Sixteen rounds of the four seasons witness many times

The stars’ movement , the moon’s setting, and the sun’s rising

You are the crystal of my love

You’re born under love’s wings

And then my love changes into

The soil under your root, the dew

On the leaves

Tomorrow you’ll change into a boat

And the green leaves supporting you

Will be the filled-out sail

Tomorrow you’ll become an eagle

My sight gazing after you

Is like that cloud shading you

Yet you in my heart

Are always an edelweiss

Small and white

Clean and bright

In each coming morning, just like

Every bygone morning,

What will greet me

Is always naivete in your face

Early morning on June 12, 2014