英文诗歌朗诵比赛

箭与歌
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)

我向天空射一枝箭，
不知道著落在何地何方；
因箭飞行迅速不能看见
早已超越了我的眼光。

我向天空唱一支歌，
不知道飘落在何地何方；
因为谁有那麼锐利的眼光，
怎能够追寻歌声的飞扬？

过了许久，许久，在一棵橡树
我找到那枝箭依旧完整；
那支歌从起头到最后，
我又发现它在朋友的心中。

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 a 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.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882)

leisure
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare? —
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