致橡树To The Oak舒婷我如果爱你If I love you绝不像攀援的凌霄花,I won't wind upon you like a trumpet creeper借你的高枝炫耀自己;upvalue myself by your height我如果爱你——If I love you绝不学痴情的鸟儿,I will never follow a spoony bird为绿荫重复单调的歌曲;repeating the monotune song for the green shade也不止像泉源,not only like a springhead常年送来清凉的慰籍;brings you clean coolness whole year long也不止像险峰,not only like a steepy peak增加你的高度,衬托你的威仪。enhances your height, sets off your straightness甚至日光。even sunshine甚至春雨。and spring rain不,这些都还不够!No, all these are not enough!我必须是你近旁的一株木棉,I must be a ceiba by your side做为树的形象和你站在一起。as a tree standing together with you根,紧握在地下,our roots melt underneath叶,相触在云里。our leaves merge in clouds每一阵风过,when wind breezes我们都互相致意,we greet each other但没有人but no one听懂我们的言语。can understand our peculiar words你有你的铜枝铁干,you have your strong stem and branches像刀,像剑,like knives and swords也像戟,and like halberds我有我的红硕花朵,I have my red ample flowers像沉重的叹息,like heavy sighs又像英勇的火炬,and heroic torches as well我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳;we partake cold tide,thunder storm,firebolt我们共享雾霭、流岚、虹霓,together we share brume,flowing mist,rainbow仿佛永远分离,as if we separate all the time却又终身相依,actually we forever rely on each other这才是伟大的爱情,this is great love坚贞就在这里:loyalty lives here爱Love不仅爱你伟岸的身躯,not only your giant body也爱你坚持的位置,脚下的土地。but also the position you stand,the earth under your feet