《一位母親的禱求》(A Mother’s Prayer)

再過幾天的星期日便是母親節,公理堂日堂詩班將在崇拜中獻唱”A Mother’s Prayer”,詩班指揮想在頗長的音樂前奏部份加入中譯的讀白,著我搞搞它。

其實已放低了翻譯詩歌的事情許久,明白很難一下子便回復那觸覺,所以起初我只想著把副歌翻出來便算交了功課,但指揮卻很想連第一節的歌詞也一併搞使之完整些。於是把心一橫,將整首翻了,卻大意地把尾二一段的一句英文歌詞當成跟前一段一樣,還好在反覆斟酌可改善之處時發現,及時修改,不至於出糗…

《一位母親的禱求》

Words and Music by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster
粵譯:海牛

參:http://www.alfred-music.com/player/ChoralShowcase05-064/CHM05018/player.html?osCsid=a9f154c3c03ca7f46c5dc15dbf245078

神好比我雙目
求看顧她的路
求給她有聰慧
幫我學放手
I pray you’ll be my eyes
And watch her where she goes
And help her to be wise
Help me to let go

萬代母親求
孩兒哪不知
我敬求神恩
帶領導引她
踏步向安穩之處
Every mother’s prayer
Every child knows
Lead her to a place
Guide her with your grace
To a place where she’ll be safe

容她找到光亮
神真光放心上
迎漆黑每一夜
提她靠近祢走
I pray she finds your light
And holds it in her heart
As darkness falls each night
Remind her where you are

萬代母親求
孩兒哪不知
盼賜下信心
盼祢導引她
覓著那安穩之處
Every mother’s prayer
Every child knows
Need to find a place
Guide her to a place
Give her faith so she’ll be safe

我敬求神恩
帶領導引她
踏步向安穩之處
Lead her to a place
Guide her with your grace
To a place where she’ll be safe

《稚子的禱聲》(Prayer of the Children)

已超過一年沒有做翻譯詩歌的工夫,最近受弟兄所託,為詩班的獻唱,粵譯了這首,希望藉此勉勵會眾,信仰要有對應的社會行動。

但已有詩班員呻苦說歌詞很難唸,不如唱回英文……

《稚子的禱聲》

Words and Music by Kurt Bestor
Arranged by Mark Hayes
粵詞:海牛

參:http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10515355

你可聽得到 那稚子的禱聲
藏斗室一角 暗裡屈膝哀歎抱孤影
每雙空空的眼 再也無淚水可淌
燈火中仰看 望垂聽
Can you hear the prayer of the children?
On bended knee, in the shadow of an unknown room
Empty eyes with no more tears to cry
Turning heavenward toward the light

求援助我 主啊
施恩好使我再見明天朝陽
若我今晚睡去醒不了
我靈請主接收
Crying Jesus, help me
To see the morning light-of one more day
But if I should die before I wake,
I pray my soul to take

你可感觸到 那稚子的心窩
心似家粉碎 已丟失所有那堪追
兩手伸出去 哪有什麼可握緊
惟想有天好過 道別難過
Can you feel the hearts of the children?
Aching for home, for something of their very own
Reaching hands, with nothing to hold on to,
But hope for a better day a better day

求援助我 主啊
家鄉中可與摰愛再一起過
若我迫於遠走他鄉往
寄望藏身於真心愛窩
Crying Jesus, help me
To feel the love again in my own land
But if unknown roads lead away from home,
Give me loving arms, away from harm

(Woh lah dah dah dohm
lah dah lah dah dohm
woh doh doh dah dah dah doh)

你可聽得到 那稚子的呼聲
哀懇低訴 世間分爭盼快止息
發瘋的槍砲 散播仇怨火種
腥風中的濫殺 累成血債
Can you hear the voice of the children?
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate,
Blood of the innocent on their hands

求援助我 主啊
施恩好使我再享陽光溫暖
信當漆黑消失
主將近賜和平新生
Crying Jesus, help me
To feel the sun again upon my face,
For when darkness clears I know you’re near,
Bringing peace again

(Dali cujete sve djecje molitive?)

聽到嗎 聽那稚子禱告
Can you hear the prayer of the children?