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When I was a girl I had a favourite story
当我还是个小女孩 我有一个最爱的故事
Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
在河流蜿蜒的地方生活着草地鹨
Her voice could match the angels in its glory
她的声音有如天籁
But she was blind
但是她看不见
The lark was blind
这种鸟看不见
An old king came and took her to his palace
一个老国王把她带回自己的宫殿
Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
那里的墙壁装饰着黄金的纹样 像黄铜一样铮亮
And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed
他把水果和坚果放在象牙酒杯里喂那只鸟 他祈祷着
Sing for me my meadowlark
我的草地鹨 为我歌唱
Sing for me of the silver morning
在晨光初现时 为我歌唱
Set me free my meadowlark
让我自由 我的草地鹨
And Ill buy you a priceless jewel
我会给你买无价的珠宝
And cloth of brocade and crewel
还有织锦刺绣的衣服
And Ill love you for life if you will
我会用我的一生去爱你
Sing for me
为我歌唱
Than one day as the lark sang by the water
有一天 这只鸟在河边唱歌
The God of the sun heard her in his flight
太阳神在途中听到了她的歌声
And her singing moved him so he came and brought her
她的歌声打动了他 他送给她一个礼物
The gift of sight
光明
He gave her sight
他让她重见光明
And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendour
她睁开双眼 看到了这个多彩缤纷的世界
Of this beautiful young god so proud and strong
看到了这个美丽年轻的神 他骄傲又强壮
And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
然后他用既粗野又温柔的声音呼唤着这只鸟
Come along
来吧
Fly with me my meadowlark
和我一起飞翔 草地鹨
Fly with me on the silver morning
在晨光初现时和我一起飞翔
Past the sea where the dolphins bark
飞过海豚嬉闹的海洋
We will dance on the coral beaches
我们将在珊瑚沙滩上跳舞
Make a feast of the plums and peaches
享受着水果的盛宴
Just as far as your vision reaches
飞到你目之所及的地方
Fly with me
和我一起飞翔
But the meadowlark said no
但是她拒绝了
For the old king loved her so
因为那个老国王很爱她
She couldnt bear to wound his pride
她不忍心伤害他的骄傲
So the sun God flew away and when the king came down that day
后来太阳神飞走了 国王来了
He found his meadowlark had died
他发现草地鹨已经死了
Every time I heard that part I cried
每次我听到那一段 我就会流泪
And now I stand here starry-eyed and stormy
我站在这里 幻想着那个故事 心潮澎湃
Oh just when I thought my heart was finally numb
当我的心觉得麻木时候
A beautiful young man appears before me
一位英俊潇洒的年轻男子就会出现在我的面前
Singing come
为我唱歌
Oh wont you come
他说 你会和我一起唱歌吗
And what can I do if finally for the first time
第一次我能做些什么呢
The one Im burning for returns the glow
我要燃烧自己照亮别人吗
If love has come at last its picked the worst time
如果爱情在最坏的时候来临
Still I know
我知道
Ive got to go
我要接受它
Fly away meadowlark
飞走吧 草地鹨
Fly away in the silver morning
在晨光初现时飞走
If I stay Ill grow to curse the dark
如果我留下 我会诅咒黑夜
So its off where the days wont bind me
生活不会约束我
I know I leave wounds behind me
我知道我把伤痛留在身后
But I wont let tomorrow find me
我不会让明天来临
Back this way
再一次回来
Before my past once again can blind me
在过去的生活再一次蒙蔽我的双眼之前
Fly away
飞走吧
And we wont wait to say goodbye
我们不会等着告别
My beautiful young man and i
我的白马王子和我