When I was a girl, I had a favourite story 当我还是个小女孩，我有一个最喜欢的故事

Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind 谁住那里的河流风的草地鹨的

Her voice could match the angels' in its glory, 她的声音可以在它的荣耀相匹配的天使，

But she was blind, 但她是个瞎子，

The lark was blind. 云雀是个瞎子。

   

the king of the rivers took her to his palace, 河流之王将她带到他的宫殿，

Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid, 凡墙壁光明的铜和金辫，

And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed 他喂她水果和坚果从象牙圣杯，他祈祷

   

"Sing for me, my meadowlark “唱给我听，我的草地鹨

Sing for me of the silver morning. 唱作银早晨我。

Set me free, my meadowlark 让我自由，我的草地鹨

And I'll buy you a priceless jewel, 我给你买无价的宝石，

And cloth of brocade and crewel, 与博科和双线布，

And I'll love you for life if you will 我会爱你一生一世，如果你愿意

Sing for me." 唱给我听。 “

   

Than one day as the lark sang by the water 超过一天的百灵鸟唱起了水

The god of the sun heard her in his flight 太阳神听到了她在他的飞行

And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her 而她的歌声感动他，所以，他来了，给她带来了

The gift of sight, 视力的礼物，

He gave her sight. 他给了她的视线。

And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendour 她睁开眼睛的微光与辉煌

Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong 这个美丽的年轻的神，那么骄傲和强大的

And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender, 他叫云雀的声音既粗糙又嫩，

"Come along, “走吧，

   

Fly with me, my meadowlark, 飞了我，我的草地鹨，

Fly with me on the silver morning. 与我一同在银晨飞。

Past the sea where the dolphins bark, 过去海所在的海豚皮，

We will dance on the coral beaches, 我们会跳舞的珊瑚海滩，

Make a feast of the plums and peaches, 让李子和桃子的盛宴，

Just as far as your vision reaches, 只是就你的视力达到，

Fly with me." 飞和我在一起。 “

   

But the meadowlark said no, 但草地鹨说没有，

For the old king loved her so, 对于老国王爱她的话，

She couldn't bear to wound his pride. 她不忍伤他的自尊心。

So the sun god flew away and when the king came down that day, 所以太阳神飞走了，当王的那一天下来，

He found his meadowlark had died. 他发现自己的草地鹨已经死亡。

Every time I heard that part I cried. 每当我听到那部分我哭了。

   

And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy. 现在，我站在这里，充满幻想的暴风雨。

Oh, just when I thought my heart was finally numb, 哦，就在我以为我的心脏终于麻木了，

A beautiful young man appears before me 一位年轻美貌的男人出现在我面前

Singing "Come 唱“来吧

Oh, won't you come?" 哦，你不来吗？ “

And what can I do if finally for the first time 而我能做些什么，如果终于第一次

The one I'm burning for returns the glow? 一个我为你燃烧退货辉光？

If love has come at last it's picked the worst time 如果爱情来了，最后它选择了最糟糕的时候

Still I know 不过我知道，

I've got to go. 我得走了。

   

Fly away, meadowlark. 飞走，草地鹨。

Fly away in the silver morning. 飞走的银晨。

If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark, 如果我留下来，我会成长诅咒黑暗，

So it's off where the days won't bind me. 因此，它是关在那里的日子会不会约束我。

I know I leave wounds behind me, 我知道我离开的伤口在我身后，

But I won't let tomorrow find me 但我不会让明天找我

Back this way. 支持这一方式。

   

Before my past once again can blind me, 在我过去的又一次能盲目我，

Fly away. 飞走。

   

And we won't wait to say goodbye, 我们不会等到说再见，

My beautiful young man and I. 我美丽的年轻男子和一