童年Childhood

池塘邊的榕樹上，知了在聲聲叫著夏天
The Banyan tree lies beside the pond; the sound of Cicada signals the start of summer.
操場邊的秋千上，只有蝴蝶停在上面
The swing on the playground, only the butterfly rests on top.
黑板上老師的粉筆，還在拼命嘰嘰喳喳寫個不停
The squeaky sound of teacher’s chalk against the blackboard continues on and on.
等待著下課，等待著放學，等待遊戲的童年
Waiting for the school, waiting for the end of school, waiting for the games of childhood福利社裏面什麽都有，就是口袋裏沒有半毛錢
The student store sells many things that I want but there is not even a single penny in my pocket.
諸葛四郎和魔鬼党，到底誰搶到那支寶劍
Zhuge Silang and the party of the devil, who actually grabbed the sword.
隔壁班的那個女孩，怎麽還沒經過我的窗前
The girl in the next door; how come she has not passed by my classroom window yet.
嘴裏的零食，手裏的漫畫，心裏初戀的童年
The snack in my mouth, the comic book in my hand, and the puppy love of my childhood.
總是要等到睡覺前才知道，功課只做了一點點
Until bedtime, then is it realized that only a little bit of homework has been completed.
總是要等到考試後才知道，該念的書都沒有念
It is always after the exam that you realize that you didn’t study the books that you should have.
一寸光陰一寸金，老師說過寸金難買寸光陰
Time is money, an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time says the teacher.
一天又一天，一年又一年，迷迷糊糊的童年
Day after day, year after year, a confusing childhood.
沒有人知道爲什麽，太陽總下到山的那一邊
No one knows why, the sun always go down to the side of the mountain.
沒有人能够告訴我，山裏面有沒有住著神仙
No one can tell me that there is not a fairy living on the other side of the mountain,
多少的日子裏總是一個人，面對著天空發呆
It is always one person on the many days, facing the sky and day dreaming.
就這麽好奇，就這麽幻想，這麽孤單的童年
Just that curious and just that kind of fantasy that leaves you with a lonely childhood.
陽光下蜻蜓飛過來，一片片綠油油的稻田
Dragonflies fly under the sunshine and over a field of green paddy.
水彩蠟筆和萬花筒，畫不出天邊那一條彩虹
Watercolor crayons and Kaleidoscope, cannot drawing a rainbow over the sky.
什麽時候才能像高年級的同學，有張成熟與長大的臉
When will be look like one of the older students, there is a mature and grown up face?
盼望著假期，盼望著明天，盼望長大的童年
Looking forward to the holiday and are looking forward to tomorrow, looking forward to growing up.
一天又一天，一年又一年，盼望長大的童年
Day after day, year after year, and look forward to growing