[00:00:11] When I was a girl I had a favourite story [00:00:16] 当我还是个小女孩 我有一个最爱的故事 [00:00:16] Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind [00:00:21] 在河流蜿蜒的地方生活着草地鹨 [00:00:21] Her voice could match the angels in its glory [00:00:25] 她的声音有如天籁 [00:00:25] But she was blind [00:00:29] 但是她看不见 [00:00:29] The lark was blind [00:00:31] 这种鸟看不见 [00:00:31] An old king came and took her to his palace [00:00:35] 一个老国王把她带回自己的宫殿 [00:00:35] Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid [00:00:41] 那里的墙壁装饰着黄金的纹样 像黄铜一样铮亮 [00:00:41] And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed [00:00:50] 他把水果和坚果放在象牙酒杯里喂那只鸟 他祈祷着 [00:00:50] Sing for me my meadowlark [00:00:56] 我的草地鹨 为我歌唱 [00:00:56] Sing for me of the silver morning [00:01:01] 在晨光初现时 为我歌唱 [00:01:01] Set me free my meadowlark [00:01:06] 让我自由 我的草地鹨 [00:01:06] And Ill buy you a priceless jewel [00:01:09] 我会给你买无价的珠宝 [00:01:09] And cloth of brocade and crewel [00:01:11] 还有织锦刺绣的衣服 [00:01:11] And Ill love you for life if you will [00:01:15] 我会用我的一生去爱你 [00:01:15] Sing for me [00:01:19] 为我歌唱 [00:01:19] Than one day as the lark sang by the water [00:01:24] 有一天 这只鸟在河边唱歌 [00:01:24] The God of the sun heard her in his flight [00:01:29] 太阳神在途中听到了她的歌声 [00:01:29] And her singing moved him so he came and brought her [00:01:34] 她的歌声打动了他 他送给她一个礼物 [00:01:34] The gift of sight [00:01:38] 光明 [00:01:38] He gave her sight [00:01:40] 他让她重见光明 [00:01:40] And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendour [00:01:44] 她睁开双眼 看到了这个多彩缤纷的世界 [00:01:44] Of this beautiful young god so proud and strong [00:01:50] 看到了这个美丽年轻的神 他骄傲又强壮 [00:01:50] And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender [00:01:54] 然后他用既粗野又温柔的声音呼唤着这只鸟 [00:01:54] Come along [00:01:59] 来吧 [00:01:59] Fly with me my meadowlark [00:02:05] 和我一起飞翔 草地鹨 [00:02:05] Fly with me on the silver morning [00:02:11] 在晨光初现时和我一起飞翔 [00:02:11] Past the sea where the dolphins bark [00:02:16] 飞过海豚嬉闹的海洋 [00:02:16] We will dance on the coral beaches [00:02:19] 我们将在珊瑚沙滩上跳舞 [00:02:19] Make a feast of the plums and peaches [00:02:21] 享受着水果的盛宴 [00:02:21] Just as far as your vision reaches [00:02:24] 飞到你目之所及的地方 [00:02:24] Fly with me [00:02:29] 和我一起飞翔 [00:02:29] But the meadowlark said no [00:02:32] 但是她拒绝了 [00:02:32] For the old king loved her so [00:02:35] 因为那个老国王很爱她 [00:02:35] She couldnt bear to wound his pride [00:02:39] 她不忍心伤害他的骄傲 [00:02:39] So the sun God flew away and when the king came down that day [00:02:45] 后来太阳神飞走了 国王来了 [00:02:45] He found his meadowlark had died [00:02:50] 他发现草地鹨已经死了 [00:02:50] Every time I heard that part I cried [00:02:57] 每次我听到那一段 我就会流泪 [00:02:57] And now I stand here starry-eyed and stormy [00:03:02] 我站在这里 幻想着那个故事 心潮澎湃 [00:03:02] Oh just when I thought my heart was finally numb [00:03:07] 当我的心觉得麻木时候 [00:03:07] A beautiful young man appears before me [00:03:12] 一位英俊潇洒的年轻男子就会出现在我的面前 [00:03:12] Singing come [00:03:16] 为我唱歌 [00:03:16] Oh wont you come [00:03:18] 他说 你会和我一起唱歌吗 [00:03:18] And what can I do if finally for the first time [00:03:23] 第一次我能做些什么呢 [00:03:23] The one Im burning for returns the glow [00:03:28] 我要燃烧自己照亮别人吗 [00:03:28] If love has come at last its picked the worst time