“Time I value above all things. It just gets more and more precious.”
Beyond question， Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's singing career has been triumphantly consistent over the years. However， she admits that if one thing has changed it's her attitude toward time. She says， "It is so beautifully expressed by the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier： 'I go through the house in the middle of the night， and hear the ticking of the clocks. I can't stop them；I can't turn them back……'"
Dame Kiri feels that time has speeded up because her schedule deeps her diary filled for up to five years in advance.
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"To arrive early is unfortunate， but to arrive late is the rudest thing imaginable，" she says. But then she relents and smiles， adding， "Sometimes I don't know whether I organize time， or time organizes me."
For almost two decades Dame Kiri has been accompanied by her Rolex timepiece. Of her gold Lady Datejust with matching President bracelet， she says， "It is very beautiful， very elegant， and quite wonderful."
我珍惜时间甚于一切
它简直越来越珍贵了
勿庸置Kiri Te Kanawa女士的歌唱生涯在过去几年中一直辉煌耀目。不过，要是说有什么变化的话，她承认，那就是她对时间的态度。她说，“歌剧《蔷薇骑士》中的Marschallin唱得好，'半夜里，我穿过房间，听见时钟滴滴嗒嗒地走着，我无法阻止它们，也不能使它们逆转。’”
Kiri女士深感时间在飞逝，因为她记事簿上的日程已排到5年以后了。
“约会时早到了不合适，晚到更不礼貌。”她说道。继而她又释然，微笑着补充道，“有时我不知道到底是我安排时间呢，还是时间安排我。”
差不多有二十个年头了，Kiri女士一直与她的
劳力士表依依相伴。谈到她这块配有President表链的淑女式Datejust型金表时，她说，“它很漂亮，很典雅，性能棒极了。”