《生如夏花，死如秋水——泰戈尔诗集〈古檀迦利〉62》

当我送你彩色玩具的时候，我的孩子，我了解为什么云中水上会幻弄出光怪陆离，为什么花朵都柒成了缤纷色彩——当我送你彩色玩具的时候，我的孩子。

当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候，我彻底地知道为什么树叶上响出音乐，为什么波浪把它们的合唱送进静听的大地的心头——当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候。

当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候，我懂得为什么花心里有蜜，为什么水果里隐藏着甜汁——当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候。

当我吻你的脸使你微笑的时候，我的宝贝，我的确了解晨光从天空流下时，是怎样的喜悦，暑天的凉风吹到我身上的是怎样的愉快——当我吻你的脸使你微笑的时候。

When I bring to you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints-when I give coloured toys to you, my child.

When I sing to make you dance I truly now why there is music in leaves, and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth-when I sing to make you dance.

When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands I know why there is honey in the cup of the flowers and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice-when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.

When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling, I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light, and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body-when I kiss you to make you smile.