燕子去了,有再来的时候;杨柳枯了,有再青的时候;桃花谢了,有再开的时候。但是,聪明的,你告诉我,我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢?——是有人偷了他们罢:那是谁?又藏在何处呢?是他们自己逃走了罢:现在又到了哪里呢?
Swallows return, willows regreen, and peach flowers rebloom even after their absence and withering. Yet, wise one, explain why our days elude return. If stolen, who is the thief, and where hides he? If fled on their own, where do they now reside?