(1)

In winter I get up at night 冬日我大清早起床

And dress by yellow candle-light.借着黄色的蠋光穿裳。

In summer quite the other way，夏日完全相反，

I have to go to bed by day.我必须在日间上床。

(2)

I have to go to bed and see我必上床且看

The birds still hopping¹ on the tree，鸟儿还在树梢跃荡，

Or hear the grown-up people's feet 抑或聆听成年人的脚声

Still going past me in the street.仍旧在街道走过我的身旁。

(3)

And does it not seem hard to you，它对你来说难道不为难吗?

When all the sky is clear and blue，在明亮而蔚蓝的天空当前，

And I should like so much to play，而我如此喜欢玩耍，

To have to go to bed by day? 却必须在白天就上床?

by R. L. Stevenson