文/李继宗 译/ Lily

你不来，我不敢老去

You Don't Come， I'm Dare Not to Grow Old

文/李继宗 译/ Lily

Actually, I'm old

That I've to let the small tree in front of the door for me

shed the leaves off

I'm too old as to shell off①shell off v. 剥落a layer of earth

And another layer of earth once more

Seeing these layers of earth

I know that going out is the bonfire②bonfire 英 ［'bɒnfaɪə］ 美 ［'bɑnfaɪɚ］ n. 篝火；营火on my chest

reserved for you

And departing is the strength kept for you in my arm

As far as my eyes, tardy③tardy 英 ［'tɑːdɪ］ 美 ［'tɑrdi］ adj. 缓慢的；迟缓的；迟到的 n. 迟到eg. Someone who's tardy to an interview is neither. 那些在面试中迟到的人做不到这一点。and erratic④erratic 英 ［ɪ'rætɪk］ 美 ［ɪ'rætɪk］ adj. 不稳定的；古怪的 n. 漂泊无定的人；古怪的人

They start to see everything

Actually, I'm very old

For the latest short span of my life

I just keep on asking the small tree in front of the door

for me to shed the last leaf

While the world is changing and time is flying

Why I say that you don't come, I'm dare not to grow old

'Cause⑤‘cause ［kɔ:z］ conj. ［口语］ =becausewhen I'm alone

I do still cherish a very slim hope that you also think so

其实我已经老了

我老得让门前的那棵小树替我掉叶子

我老得掉了一层土

又掉了一层土

看到这些土

我就知道，过去胸膛上给你预留的篝火快要熄灭了

手臂上给你预留的力量快要离开了

及至双眼，开始看什么都是缓慢的

飘忽不定的

其实我已经很老了

及至这后来的一小段时光

我只是继续让门前的那棵小树替我掉下最后一片叶子

时移世易处

我之所以说你不来，我不敢老去

是没人的时候

我非常渺茫地希望，你也在这么想