What rules the World?
(什么支配着世界)
--BY William Ross Wallace. (1819–1881)
They say that man is mighty,
都说人力无穷
He governs land and sea;
支配着陆地与大海
He wields a mighty scepter
行使着至高无上的王权
O’er lesser powers that be;
统治着弱小的生灵
But a mightier power and stronger,
然而还有更强大的力量
Man from his throne has hurled,
将人从宝座上掀起
And the hand that rocks the cradle
是那双轻推着摇篮的手
Is the hand that rules the world.
主宰着整个世界
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she is growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold,
“E” is for her eyes,with love-light shining,
“R” means right,and right she will always be.
Put them all together,
they spell “MOTHER”,
A word that means the world to me.
---Howard Johnson(c.1915)
译文：
M代表着母亲给予了我们一切，
O意味着与此同时她正在衰老，
T象征着她为了拯救我们流的泪，
H表明了她最无私最伟大的心灵，
E是她充满着爱万分温柔的.眼神，
R说明着正确，并且代表着她永恒的真理。
把他们和在一起， 便是母亲，
一个代表着最无私最伟大的给予了我所有全部的词。
Mother Machree
There's a spot in my heart
which no colleen may own;
There's a depth in my soul
never sounded or known;
There's a place in my memory
my life that you fill;
No other can take it
no one ever will;
Every sorrow or care
in the dear days gone by;
Was made bright by the light
of the smile in your eye;
Like a candle that's set
in a window at night;
Your fond love has cheered me and guided me right;
Sure I love the dear silver
that shines in your hair;
And the brow that's all furrowed
and wrinkled with care;
I kiss the dear fingers
so toil warm for me;
Oh! God bless you and
keep you, mother machree!
《慈母颂》
在我的心灵之中
有个地方，深不可测
其境从未与闻
哪个少女也难问津;
在我的记忆之中
我的生命充满你的身影
谁也不能取代
永远无人有此真情;
珍贵时光悠悠逝去
辛劳烦扰却永不消停
你眼中的微笑，其光彩
使烦劳转为光明;
宛如点燃的烛光
深夜透窗棂
你深情的爱激励我
引领我一直前进;
是的，我爱你如银的发丝
闪烁着深情的光芒
我爱你额上道道皱纹
岁月刻满沧桑
我吻你勤劳的手指
双手柔情温暖我心房;
啊，慈母在我心
苍天保佑，福寿永绵长!