当我送你彩色玩具的时候，我的孩子，我了解为什么云中水上会幻弄出光怪陆离，为什么花朵都柒成了缤纷色彩——当我送你彩色玩具的时候，我的孩子。

当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候，我彻底地知道为什么树叶上响出音乐，为什么波浪把它们的合唱送进静听的大地的心头——当我唱歌使你跳舞的时候。

当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候，我懂得为什么花心里有蜜，为什么水果里隐藏着甜汁——当我把糖果递到你贪婪的手中的时候。

当我吻你的脸使你微笑的时候，我的宝贝，我的确了解晨光从天空流下时，是怎样的喜悦，暑天的凉风吹到我身上的是怎样的愉快——当我吻你的脸使你微笑的时候。

When I bring to you coloured toys，my child，I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds，on water，and why flowers are painted in tints‐when I give coloured toys to you，my child.

When I sing to make you dance I truly now why there is music in leaves，and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth‐when I sing to make you dance.

When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands I know why there is honey in the cup of the flowers and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice‐when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.

When I kiss your face to make you smile，my darling，I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light，and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body‐when I kiss you to make you smile.