Hug me closer, mother, closer, 拥抱我近了，妈妈，更贴近，

Put your arms around me tight, 让我在你的怀里紧，

For I am cold and tired dear mother, 因为我又冷又累亲爱的妈妈，

Yet, I feel so strong tonight. 不过，我觉得今晚这么强。

Something hurts me here dear mother, 事伤害了我在这里亲爱的妈妈，

Like a stone upon my breast, 就像在我的乳房一块石头，

Oh I wonder, mother, wonder, 哦，我不知道，妈的，难怪，

Why it is I cannot rest. 我为什么也不能休息。

All the day while you were working, 所有当你在工作的日子，

As I lay upon my bed, 当我挡着我的床，

I was trying to be patient, 我试图保持耐心，

And to think of what you said. 并认为你说的话的。

How the king, dear blessed jesus, 如何王，祝福亲爱的耶稣，

Loves his lambs to watch and keep, 爱他的羔羊观看和保持，

Oh, I wish he would come and take me, 哦，我想他会来带我，

In his arms that I might sleep. 在他的怀里，我会睡不着。

Just before the lamps were lighted, 该灯被点燃之前，

Just before the children came, 就在孩子们来了，

While the room was very quiet, 虽然房间很安静，

I heard someone call my name. 我听到有人叫我的名字。

All at once a window opened, 突然间，一个窗口打开，

On a field of lambs and sheep, 对羔羊和羊场，

Some far out in a brook were drinking, 一些远在小溪喝，

Some were lying fast asleep. 有些人躺在熟睡。

   

In a moment I was looking, 在一个时刻，我一直在寻找，

On a world so bright and fair, 在这个世界上光明和公正，

Which was filled with little children, 这是充满了孩子们，

And they seemed so happy there. 他们似乎很高兴在那里。

They were singing oh so sweetly, 他们唱歌是如此甜蜜，

Sweetest songs I ever heard, 甜蜜的我听到过的歌曲，

They were singing sweeter, mother, 他们唱着甜美，妈妈，

Than our darling little birds. 比我们亲爱的小鸟。

But I could not see the savior, 但我看不到的救世主，

Tho' I strained my eyes to see, 芹苴“我紧张我的眼睛看到的，

And I wondered if he saw me, 我想，如果他看到我，

Would he speak to such as me. 他会这样说话的我。

All at once a window opened, 突然间，一个窗口打开，

One so bright upon me smiled, 一个如此明亮在我笑了笑，

And I knew it must be jesus, 我知道那一定是耶稣，

When he said, "come here my child". 当他说，“来到这里我的孩子。”

"come up here my little bessie, “到这里来我的小贝西，

Come up here and live with me, 到这里来和我住在一起，

Where little children never suffer, 那里的孩子们永远不会吃亏，

Never suffer through eternity". 通过永恒永远不会吃亏“ 。

Then I thought of all you'd told me, 然后，我还以为你们会告诉我，

Of that bright and happy land, 在充满生机和欢乐的土地，

I was going when you called me, 我要当你打电话给我，

When you came and kissed my hand. 当你走过来吻我的手。

And at first I felt so sorry, 起初我觉得很遗憾，

You had called and I would go, 你有打电话，我会去，

Oh, to sleep and never suffer, 呵呵，睡觉，从不吃亏，

Mother, don't be crying so. 妈妈，不要哭左右。

Hug me closer, mother, closer, 拥抱我近了，妈妈，更贴近，

Put your arms around me tight, 让我在你的怀里紧，

Oh, how much I love you, mother, 哦，我是多么爱你，妈妈，

And how strong I feel tonight. 并有多强今晚我感觉。

And the mother pressed her closer, 和母亲把她拉近，

To her own dear burdened breast, 她自己亲爱的负担乳房，

On the heart so near its breaking, 对心脏这么近崩断，

Lay the heart so near its rest. 莱心脏这么近的休息。

At the solemn hour of midnight, 在午夜的庄严小时，

In the darkness calm, and deep, 在黑暗中冷静，深沉，

Lying on her mother's bosom, 躺在妈妈的怀里，

Little bessie fell asleep. 小贝西就睡着了。