去年的树｜The Tree from Last Year

原著作者｜新美南吉 A tree stood alone on a small hill A little bird flew down and landed on the tree "Hello there, tree", the bird said "Hello there, bird", the tree said, swaying its branches gently Every day, the bird came to the tree and sang The tree listened to the bird sing The wind blew, and the leaves rustled Sunlight fell, and shadows danced on the ground They were together, and they were happy Winter came The north wind blew, and the bird's body shivered with cold "Tree, I must fly south", the bird said "Go, go ahead", the tree said gently, "come back next spring and sing for me again" "I will definitely come", the bird said The bird flapped its wings and flew away The tree watched the bird go, getting smaller and smaller One by one, the leaves fell from the tree When the last leaf fell, the tree was bare The tree waited quietly It waited, and waited Snow fell, covering the tree's body The snow melted, and the wind grew gentle Grass poked its head out from the ground, and flowers bloomed Spring came The bird flew back But the tree was gone Only the stump remained, standing there all alone "Tree— tree—", the bird called loudly No one answered The bird flew around the stump once And then once more Not a single leaf on the stump The bird looked down and saw the rings in the stump The rings went around and around, as if saying "I'm here, I'm here" But the bird could not find the tree The bird flew toward the village In the village, smoke rose from chimneys In front of a window of one house, a lamp burned The lamp was small, its flame flickering The bird landed on the windowsill The lamp burned quietly The bird recognized it It was the tree's fire The bird sang softly to the lamp "The tree from last year, came back this year to sing" The lamp flickered gently As if to say, "I heard you" The bird finished singing And the lamp quietly went out The bird stood quietly on the windowsill Then the bird flew away The moon rose, shining over the village The bird flew toward the distance In the distance, there were new trees, new spring前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动