Nothing grew.

一直都沒有進步，

Everything was broken.

一切都走向崩壞。

No-one ever smiled.

沒有人微笑。

The people had grown as mean and as hard and as ugly as their city.

人民像他們的城市一樣刻薄，艱苦，醜陋。

And I was mean and hard and ugly too.

我亦一樣刻薄，艱苦，醜陋。

I lived by stealing from those who had almost as little as I did.

我靠著從那些跟我一樣，一無所有的人那裡偷東西來生活。

If you promise to plant them, I'll let go.

如果您答應種下它們，我就放手。

Alright. I promise.

好的！我承諾！

Acorns...

橡子...

I understood the promise I had made.

我明白我的承諾。

I held a forest in my arms.

我懷抱著一片森林。

And for the first time in my life, I felt lucky.

這是我一生中第一次感到幸運，

Rich beyond my wildest dreams.

我的夢想超出了自己的野心。

I planted by roads, on roundabouts.

我在馬路旁，在迴旋處種植。

Among rubble ruins and rusty railings

在廢墟和生鏽的欄杆中種植

I pushed aside the mean and hard and ugly.

我撇開了刻薄和艱苦和醜陋。

I planted, planted, planted.

我一直，一直，一直種植著。

Nothing changed at first.

最初沒有任何變化。

But slowly...

但是慢慢地...

People came onto the streets to see.

人們走到街上看。

They touched the leaves in wonder.

他們驚訝地撫摸著樹葉。

They took tea together by the tiny trees.

他們在小樹旁喝茶。

Soon they were planting too.

不久他們也開始種植了。

Trees, flowers, fruit and vegetables.

樹木，花朵，水果和蔬菜。

In parks and gardens, on balconies and rooftops.

在公園和花園中，在陽台和屋頂上。

Green spread through the city like a song.

綠色就如一首歌在城市中蔓延，

Breathing to the sky.

呼吸著天空，

Drawing down the rain like a blessing.

像祝福一樣下大雨。

I planted in another sad and sorry city.

我在另一個悲傷和遺憾的城市裡種植。

And another.

一個。

And another.

又一個。

Until last night, I met a child just like the thief I used to be.

直到昨晚，我遇到一個小孩，像我以前一樣的偷竊。

Give it!

給我！

If you promise to plant them, I'll let go.

如果您答應種下它們，我就放手。

I promise.

我承諾。

I made the old bargain.

我做下同一樣約定，

Knowing a heart can change.

因為我知道人心會變，

Knowing my planting will go on.

知道我的種植會繼續下去。