FRIEND

朋友

When thou commandest me to sing ,

it seems that my heart would break with pride ;

and I look to thy face , and tears come to my eyes.

All that is harsh and dissonant in my life

melts into one sweet harmony-

and my adoration spreads wings like a glad bird on its flight across the sea.

I know thou takest pleasure in my singing.

I know that only as a singer I come before thy presence.

I touch by the edge of the far-spreading wing of my song

thy feet which I could never aspire to reach.

Drunk with the joy of singing

I forget myself and call thee friend who art my lord.

當祢命令我歌唱，我的心驕傲地幾乎迸裂，

我凝視祢的容顏，而眼淚也盈滿了我底眼．

在我生命中，一切的粗礫與尖銳

都消融成一道甜美的和聲－

我的敬慕有若歡愉的鳥兒，展翅飛越整個海洋．

我知道祢喜愛我底歌唱．

我知道惟有我是一名歌者時，我才能來到祢底跟前．

我展開歌聲的翅膀，用羽翼的邊緣，遠遠輕觸祢底雙足，

那是我不曾想望能夠觸碰得到的．

沉醉在歌唱的喜悅中，

我的主，我竟忘我地稱呼您為"朋友"．