African Sunrise - John Denver (约翰·丹佛)
African sunrise shine on a brand new day
非洲的日出照出崭新的一天
African sunrise show us a brand new way
非洲的日出给予我们一种全新的方式
Give us a beautiful morning
给我们一个美好的早晨
Show us forever beginning to stand on our own
向我们呈现永远属于我们自己的新开始
African sunrise smile on my African home
非洲的日出对着我非洲的家微笑
In this hour of quiet contemplation
在这安静沉思的时刻
The stillness of the dawning calms my mind
寂静到来的黎明让我心境平静
I face the day with heartfelt exaltation
我怀着兴奋的心情开始新的一天
The light is both a promise and a sign
光明是承诺的标志
In the darkness we have lost the son of our sister
在黑暗中,我们失去了我们妹妹的儿子
Though the beauty of his spirit lingers still
尽管他的音容笑貌仍流连在这里
This was a child of love a child of laughter
他是个可爱的孩子,爱笑的孩子
Who can not understand the way I feel
谁会不明白我的感受呢
Is it not the sun that gives the seasons
那不是太阳造就的季节吧
Is it not the sun that brings the rain
那不是阳光带来的雨水吧
Our throats are choled with dust but we're still singing
在尘土中我们哽咽着,但我们依然歌唱
Our song will not be silenced by the rain
我们的歌声不会被雨水淹没
All around the village I could hear the roosters crowing
我听到村庄里满是公鸡的啼叫声
There was a time it was like music to my ears
有一段时间,那就像是我耳边的音乐声
Now all I can hear is the sound of hungry babies crying
现在我所能听到的声音是饥饿的婴儿的哭声
I pray for rain to wash away their tears
我祈求雨水洗去他们的眼泪
African sunrise light of a brand new day
非洲的日出照出崭新的一天
African sunrise light of a brand new way
非洲的日出给予我们一种全新的方式
With one who will be our brother
有人将会成为我们的兄弟
And one who will be our partner and teach us to know
有人将成为我们的伙伴并教导我们知道
African sunrise smile on my African home
非洲的日出对着我非洲的家微笑
African sunrise smile on my African home
非洲的日出对着我非洲的家微笑
African sunrise
非洲的日出