6, 一枝粉筆---臺英雙語童詩

[李秀]

一枝粉筆
老師來矣，伊上歡喜
伊會使佇黑板談天說地
天文、地理、科學、藝術
假若無一項伊袂曉的

伊干單上煩惱一項代誌
就是予老師擲出去
了後伊遵照老師指示的方向
摔落佇咧講細聲話的學生仔身軀頂
予怹雄雄驚一趒

伊希望智識的種籽佇心內漸漸發芽
予逐家有一日真正發芽開花
若學生仔有才調吸收伊所寫出來的種種道理
就算伊一分一分消瘦落肉
閣一絲一絲予人磨到無身屍
猶原甘願佮滿足伊有身軀通好犧牲

A Piece of Chalk
Chalk is happiest when the teachers come to him
Because he can chat about all sorts of subjects
Such as astronomy, geography, science and art
Chalk knows whatever you want to know

Chalk doesn’t like to do just one thing
When he is called on by the teacher
And he needs to follow the teacher’s orders
So Chalk hits the students chatting in class
To give them a big shock and stop their talking

Chalk hopes the seed of wisdom grows in students’ minds
And they can improve their studying a lot
If students want to learn about everything from Chalk
Even though every moment he becomes thinner and smaller
At the cost of his life
He still enjoys his work