只要不长大，我便可以
回到从前
只要可以回到从前
只要不长大……

只要不长大，我便可以
常时黏着妈妈撒娇
甚至皮到她手足无措
让她展现对我的溺爱

只要不长大，我便可以
用哭笑作工具
赚取父母亲人的焦急和安心
左右他们心中的阴晴风雨

只要不长大，我便可以
打着赤脚在乡间到处乱跑
无忧无虑地玩各种游戏：
打陀螺、玩玻璃弹珠、相扑……

只要不长大，我便可以
随意到田野里
欣赏众鸟和昆虫们的舞蹈和音乐会
抓蟋蟀相斗，挖蚯蚓钓鱼钓青蛙……

只要不长大，我便可以
大口大口呼吸新鲜空气
跳进清澈的江河里游泳、抓鱼虾
不必去面对各种污染之害

只要不长大，我便可以
纵声大笑，有话就说
真诚大胆地坦露肺腑之言
享受无知、“童言无忌”之乐

只要不长大，我便可以
懵懵懂懂，迷迷糊糊
不知病痛、药物到底有多苦
日复一日、年过一年地过生活……

只要不长大，我便可以
不计毁誉，躲过大人世界的
许多机巧、算计、诡诈
过自由自在、天真无邪的日子

只要不长大，我便可以
免受任何压力和伤害
包括课业、身体、人际关系……
包括生活、金钱、恶势力……

只要不长大，我便可以
尽情地唱“只要我长大”
让前面成长的空间更大更宽广
不必在私下祈求“只要不长大”

If I Do Not Grow Up Hsu ChiCheng

If I do not grow up, I can
Go back to the past
If I can go back to the past
If I do not grow up …

If I do not grow up, I can
Act as a spoiled child before Mom
Even she may feel quite at a loss at my pestering
Her to show doting love to me

If I do not grow up, I can
Use willful crying and laughing as the means
To gain care and solicitude from parents
To control rain or sunshine in their heart

If I do not grow up, I can
Run about barefooted in the countryside
Play games free from any worry and care:
Play peg-tops, play glass beads, and sumo …

If I do not grow up, I can
Go to the field as I like
To enjoy the dancing and singing of birds and insects
To catch crickets for fighting, to dig up earthworms and to angle fishes and frogs …

If I do not grow up, I can
Freely breathe in fresh air
I can jump into the limpid river to swim and to catch fish and shrimps
No need to face up to various pollutions

If I do not grow up, I can
Laugh heartily, say what I think
And can speak words from the bottom of my heart
To enjoy free and innocent pleasure

If I do not grow up, I can
Live in muddleheadedness
Unaware of disease and the bitterness of medicine
Day after day, year after year …

If I do not grow up, I can
Be regardless of loss or gain, shun calculation
And trickery of the mature world
To live a carefree and innocent life

If I do not grow up, I can
Be free from any pressure and harm
Including homework, body, and interpersonal relationship …
Including life, money, and vicious power …

If I do not grow up, I can
Sing If I Grow Up with abandon
Let there be more space for my growth
No need to pray in private for If I Do Not Grow Up

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