Tuesday, March 3, 2026

I Am Afraid

I came across this article many years ago. I was amazed by how Chinese language can depict it in so many different ways, and yet it was beautiful, at least to me. :P




The original prose appears to be a Turkish poem, and somehow not able to know who wrote it exactly.
And here it is:

I am Afraid
You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains... You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines... You say that you love the wind, But you close your windows when wind blows... This is why I am afraid; 
You say that you love me too... 

And here the various different versions in Chinese:

普通版:

你说你喜欢雨,但是下雨的时候你却撑开了伞;
你说你喜欢阳光,但当阳光播撒的时候,你却躲在阴凉之地;
你说你喜欢风,但清风扑面的时候,你却关上了窗户。
我害怕你对我也是如此之爱


文艺版

你说烟雨微芒,兰亭远望; 后来轻揽婆娑,深遮霓裳。 你说春光烂漫,绿袖红香; 后来内掩西楼,静立卿旁。 你说软风轻拂,醉卧思量; 后来紧掩门窗,漫帐成殇。 你说情丝柔肠,如何相忘; 我却眼波微转,兀自成霜。


诗经版
子言慕雨,启伞避之。 子言好阳,寻荫拒之。 子言喜风,阖户离之。 子言偕老,吾所畏之。

离骚版

君乐雨兮启伞枝, 君乐昼兮林蔽日, 君乐风兮栏帐起, 君乐吾兮吾心噬


五言诗版
恋雨偏打伞,爱阳却遮凉。 风来掩窗扉,叶公惊龙王。 片言只语短,相思缱倦长。 郎君说爱我,不敢细思量。
七言绝句
微茫烟雨伞轻移,喜日偏来树底栖。
一任风吹窗紧掩,付君心事总犹疑。
七律版
江南三月雨微茫,罗伞轻撑细细香。
日送微醺如梦寐,身依浓翠趁荫凉。
忽闻风籁传朱阁,轻蹙蛾眉锁碧窗。
一片相思君莫解,锦池只恐散鸳鸯。

Recently, came across another link that has a new version to it. 

女汉子版
你有本事爱雨天, 你有本事别打伞啊; 你有本事爱阳光, 你有本事别乘凉啊; 你有本事爱吹风, 你有本事别关窗啊; 你有本事说爱我, 
你有本事捡肥皂啊!


I think I prefer the other versions better.

 

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