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zhǐ
chuán


Paper boat

wǒ
cóng
bù
kěn
wàng

le

zhāng
zhǐ

zǒng
shì
líu
zhāo

líu
zhāo


dié
chéng

zhī

zhī
hěn
xiǎo
de
chuán
ér

cóng
zhōu
shàng
pāo
xià
zài
hǎi



Never willing to waste a sheet of paper,

I save and save ,

Then fold them into small, small boats,

And,throw them into the sea from my ship.

yǒu
de
bèi
tiān
fēng
chuī
juǎn
dào
zhōu
zhōng
de
chuāng



yǒu
de
bèi

làng
dǎ
shī
湿

zhān
zài
chuán
tóu
shàng


wǒ
men
réng
shì
bù
huī
xīn
de
měi
tiān
dié
zhāo


zǒng

wàng
yǒu

zhī
néng
líu
dào
wǒ
yào
tā
qù
de
dè
fāng


Some are blown back into the portholes,

Others are stuck on the sterm, soaked by waves,

And I, undiscouraged,keep on folding and hoping

That one will finally reach its destination.

mǔ
qīn

tǎng
ruò

mèng
zhōng
kàn
jiàn

zhī
hěn
xiǎo
de
bái
chuán
ér


bù
yào
jīng
yà
tā
wú
duān
rú
mèng


zhè
shì

zhì
ài
de

ér
hán
zhāo
lèi
dié
de

wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān


qíu
tā
zǎi
zhāo
tā
de
ài
hé
bēi
āi
guī
qù


O Mother, if you ever see a ting white sail in your dream.

Don't be startled by its unexpected presence for

It was folded by your loving daughter to carry homeward.

Across he sea and mountains her love and sorrow.

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