As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然

At the window, through the glass 在该窗口中，通过玻璃

She stroked a kitten in her lap 她在她的腿上抚摸小猫

And we watched the world as it fell past 而我们看到的世界，因为它下跌了过去

Softly she spoke these words to me 轻声说着说着这些话对我

And with brand new eyes, open wide 并以全新的眼睛，敞开

We pressed our faces to the glass 我们按我们的脸玻璃

As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然

   

She said, "Father, mother, sister, brother, 她说：“爸爸，妈妈，姐姐，弟弟，

Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, 叔叔，阿姨，侄子，侄女，

Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer, 士兵，水手，医生，工人，

Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest 演员，科学家，机械师，牧师

Earth and moon and sun and stars 地球，月亮和太阳和星星

Planets and comets with tails blazing 行星和彗星尾巴炽烈

All are there forever falling 一切都永远存在下降

Falling lovely and amazing" 落可爱百变“

   

Then she smiled and turned to me 说完她笑了笑，转身对我说

And waited for me to reply 而等我回复

Her hair was falling down her shoulders 她的头发掉下来了她的肩膀

As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然

   

As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然

The kitten she did gently pass 她轻轻走过的小猫

Over to me and again we pressed 交给我，我们再按下

Our indifferent faces to the glass 我们冷漠的面孔玻璃

"That may be very well", I said “这可能是很好的” ，我说：

"But watch the one falling in the street “但看一个下降沿在大街上

See him gesture to his neighbours 看他的手势，他的邻居

See him trampled beneath their feet 看他踩在他们脚下

All outward motion connects to nothing 所有向外运动连接到任何

For each is concerned with their immediate need 对于每一个关注的是他们的迫切需要

Witness the man reaching up from the gutter 看到该男子从阴沟里达到了

See the other one stumbling on who can not see" 见另外一个绊脚石上谁也看不出“

   

With trembling hand I turned toward her 用颤抖的手，我转身朝她

And pushed the hair out of her eyes 并推动了头发，她的眼睛

The kitten jumped back to her lap 小猫跳回到她的腿上

As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然

   

Then she drew the curtains down 然后，她还拉上了帘子下

And said, "When will you ever learn 并说， “你什么时候学

That what happens there beyond the glass 出现这种情况有什么超越玻璃

Is simply none of your concern? 简单来说就是你无关？

God has given you but one heart 上帝给了你只有一个心脏

You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers 你是不是家里的兄弟你的心

   

And God don't care for your benevolence 神不喜欢你的仁慈

Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others 再比他关心别人，缺乏它

Nor does he care for you to sit 他也不关心你坐

At windows in judgement of the world He created 在世界的审判窗户，他创造

While sorrows pile up around you 虽然悲伤堆积在你身边

Ugly, useless and over-inflated" 丑陋的，无用的，过度膨胀“

   

At which she turned her head away 在她转过头去

Great tears leaping from her eyes 大的泪水从她的眼睛里跳跃

I could not wipe the smile from my face 我无法从我的脸上抹微笑

As I sat sadly by her side 正如我在她身边坐下黯然