If I had known what trouble you were bearing;

What griefs were in the silence of your face;

I would have been more gentle, and more caring,

And tried to give you gladness for a space.

I would have brought more warmth into the place,

If I had known.


If I had known what thoughts despairing drew you;

(Why do we never try to understand?)

I would have lent a little friendship to you,

And slipped my hand within your hand,

And make your stay more pleasure in the land.

If I had known.

MARY CAROLYN DAVIES


假若我曉得

假若我曉得你忍受著什麼煩惱，

在你鎮靜的臉上有什麼悲傷，

我會變得更溫柔體貼，

設法使你能有一段歡樂的時光，

我會帶著更多的溫暖到你那裡，

假如我曉得的話。


假若我曉得什麼絕望的想法困擾你；

（我們何不設法去瞭解？）

我會多伸一隻友誼的手幫助你，

把我的手滑到你的手裡，

使你在這世上過得更愉快，

假如我曉得的話。

瑪麗 大衛