何时何故

当我带给你多彩的玩具时，我的孩子，

我明白了为何云里、水里会如此色彩斑斓，为何花朵被染得鲜艳

——当我带给你多彩的玩具时，我的孩子。

当我歌唱着为你伴舞时，

我真正明白了为何叶子会奏乐，为何海浪会向大地的心头献上它们的合唱

——当我歌唱着为你伴舞时。

当我把糖果送到你贪馋的手中时，

我明白了，为何花蕊里有蜜，为何鲜果里藏满了香甜的汁液

——当我把糖果送到你贪馋的手中时。

当我亲吻你的脸颊逗你笑时，我的宝贝，

我真正明白了，晨光中从天而降的是什么样的喜悦，夏天的风带给我的是什么样的快乐

——当我亲吻你的脸颊逗你笑时。

When I bring 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 know 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 hand,

I know why there is honey in the cup of the flower, 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 the summer breeze brings to my body

——when I kiss you to make you smile.