荷的心事

THE  HEART OF A LOTUS

 

A summer lotus ready to bloom,

Is a heart wrapped in worries

Who can peel off the wrapping petal by petal

Who can call out the heart of the lotus

Oh, the hapless one, who

Either leaves in too much a hurry Or comes too late

The sweet heart long in wait,

Has become a bitter lotus

The outcome can't be changed

The worries of the lotus

Have turned into

holes with unbroken fibers

荷的心事

一朵含苞待放的夏荷

心在心事中裹缠

谁能把裹缠片片剥开

谁能把荷的心呼唤出来

无缘的人啊

不是走得太急

就是来得太晚

甜蜜的心在等待中

化为了苦莲

结果无法改变

荷的心事

成了一孔孔的藕断丝连