I Wish I Could Remember

I Wish I Could Remember That First Day

人生若是初见

Christina Rossetti

I wish I could remember that first day,

我是多么希望我还能记得我们遇见的第一天

First hour, first moment of your meetingme,

第一个小时，第一个瞬间。

If bright or dim the season, it might be

或许它明亮如夏、或许它暗淡如冬

Summer or Winter for aught I can say;

而今我却说不清。

So unrecorded did it slip away,

就这样，它悄悄地溜走，

So blind was I to see and to foresee,

就这样，它再无处寻觅

So dull to mark the budding of my tree

就这样，它让我错过了我的五月天

That would not blossom yet for many a May.

再回首，青春已逝。

If only I could recollect it, such

如果我能再次回到那美好的日子

A day of days! I let it come and go

来也匆匆，去也匆匆

As traceless as a thaw of bygone snow;

岁月如雪，化雪无痕，

It seemed to mean so little, meant so much;

而今这些只能化作回忆，一切都已惘然。

If only now I could recall that touch,

如果我还能追忆当年

First touch of hand in hand – Did one but know!

如果我还能第一次牵手……

一切已成空！