In winter I get up at night
冬日我大清早起床，
And dress by yellow candle-light.
借着黄色的蠋光穿裳。
In summer quite the other way，
夏日完全相反，
I have to go to bed by day.
我必须在日间上床。

I have to go to bed and see
我必上床且看，
The birds still hopping on the tree，
鸟儿还在树梢跃荡，
Or hear the grown-up people‘s feet
抑或聆听成年人的脚声，
Still going past me in the street.
仍旧在街道走过我的身旁。

And does it not seem hard to you，
它对你来说难道不为难吗？
When all the sky is clear and blue，
在明亮而蔚蓝的天空当前，
And I should like so much to play，
而我如此喜欢玩耍，
To have to go to bed by day?
却必须在白天就上床？