Swallows may have gone, but there is a time of return; willow trees may have died back, but there is a time of regreening; peach blossoms may have fallen, but they will bloom again. Now, you the wise, tell me, why should our days leave us, never to return? - If they had been stolen by someone, who could it be? Where could he hide them? If they had made the escape themselves, then where could they stay at the moment?
也许燕子已经飞去，却终有归来之时；也许柳树已经枯槁，却终有再绿的一天；也许桃花已经凋零，但是它们终会再开花；现在，聪明的你，请告诉我，为什么我们的日子总会离我们远去，不再回头？如果他们被一个人藏起来了，那他会是谁？他能把日子藏在哪儿？如果如果它们逃脱了束缚，那么此时他们又在哪里?