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——如今又到了哪里呢？
yànzi qù le ，yǒu zài lái de shíhou ；yángliǔ kū le ，yǒu zài qīng de shíhou ；táohuā xiè le ，yǒu zài kāi de shíhou 。dànshì ，cōngming de ，nǐ gàosu wǒ ，wǒmen de rìzi wèishénme never to return ne ？——shì yǒurén tōu le tāmen ba ，nà shì shéi ？yòu cáng zài hé chù ne ？shì tāmen zìjǐ táozǒu le ba ——rújīn yòu dào le nǎli ne ？
If swallows go away, they will come back again. If willows wither, they will turn green again. If peach blossoms fade, they will flower again. But, tell me, you the wise, why should our days go by never to return? Perhaps they have been stolen by someone. But who could it be and where could he hide them? Perhaps they have just run away by themselves. But where could they be at the present moment?