cloistered amid these austere rocks,
a brooding seer,i watched an hour,
close to the earth,lost to all else,
the marvel of a tiny flower.
to build its palace walls of jade
what myriads toiled in dark and cold;
and what gay traders from the sun
brought down its sapphire and its gold!
oh,palace of the universe!
oh,changing halls of the day and night!
dose the high builder dream in thee
with more of wonder anddelight?
幽閉在四壁懸巖之中，
我沉思地凝視了一個小時，
貼近這大地，忘卻了一切，
凝視着一朵小花的神奇。
要砌成它的碧玉的王宮，
不知多少人在暗寒中勞動；
不知多少寶石商來自東方，
爲他帶來了翡翠和黃金輝煌。
哦，上下四方，古往今來的宇宙！
哦，陰陽變換，晝夜晦明的殿堂！
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