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Rain 雨

Rain is falling all around, 雨儿在到处降落，

It falls on field and tree, 它落在田野和树梢，

It rains on the umbrella here, 它落在这边的雨伞上，

And on the ships at sea. 又落在航行海上的船只。

Go, and catch a falling star, (Go: 诗以祈使句开始，如同对话；catch a falling star：抓住陨星，寓不可能之意) 去，抓颗流星

Get with child a mandrake root, （使曼德拉草怀胎成孕）让人行草怀孕

Tell me, where all past years are, （时光无影无踪）告诉我，过去的日子在哪里

Or who cleft the Devil's foot, （美人鱼要求巫婆将鱼尾变作人腿，CLEFT 是CLEAVE劈开的过去式形式之一）是谁劈开这邪恶的腿

Teach me to hear mermaids singing, （mermaid 美人鱼；- 巫婆要求美人鱼将美妙的嗓音送给她作为回报，从此美人鱼再也无法说话和歌唱）教我听懂美人鱼的歌声

Or to keep off envy's stinging,（‘如冰水好空相妒’《红楼梦》， 看来中西方看法一致）赶走嫉妒的恶臭

And find 去弄清

What wind 哪阵风

Serves to advance an honest mind. 提拔老实人（ 老外中国人都喜欢借东风）

If thou beest born to stranges sights, 如果你天生异眼

Things invisible to see, 能见人所不能见

Ride ten thousand days and nights,那就策马赶路，一万昼夜不停