The Gift-Aselin Debison

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[ar:aselin debison]
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[00:00.20]Aselin Debison The Gift
// [00:01.64]A poor orphan girl named maria
有个可怜的孤儿 名叫Maria [00:06.55]Was walking the market one day
有天她在去往市场的路上 [00:11.31]She stopped for to rest by the road side
在路边停下来休息片刻 [00:16.19]Where a bird with a broken wing laid
当时有只翅膀受伤的鸟躺在那里 [00:21.45]A few moments passed till she saw it
过了一阵子她才注意到 [00:25.95]For it's feathers were covered with sand
因为鸟儿的翅膀都被沙子挡住了 [00:30.75]And soon clean and rapped it was traveling
在帮它清理伤口并包扎好之后 [00:35.91]In the warmth of maria's small hand
它便在Maria那温暖的小手中活过来了 [00:40.92]She happily gave her last paso
她很乐意地花了最后的钱 [00:45.62]Of a cage made of freshes and twine
给鸟儿买了个用毛片和麻绳做成的鸟笼 [00:50.81]She fed it loose corn from the market
她还用在市场买回来的散装玉米粒喂它 [00:55.21]Watched it grow stronger with time
看着它随着时间而日益强壮起来 [00:59.86]Now the gift giving service was coming
现在送礼节快要到了 [01:04.81]And the chruch arm with tinsel and light
教堂也装饰了一番 贴上了金箔 挂上了彩灯 [01:09.81]An' all of the town folk brought presents
城里的人都带着礼物来往教堂 [01:14.52]To lay by the manger that night
在那晚把礼物放在马槽旁边 [01:18.86]There were diamonds incents and perfumes
有钻石 供奉神明的香 香水 [01:23.78]And packages fit for a king
还有些礼物包在了极其奢华的包装里 [01:28.65]But for one raged bird in his small cage
但对Maria而言 除了那只受伤的小鸟 [01:33.55]Maria had nothing to bring
她已经拿不出什么东西了 [01:38.19]She waited till just before midnight
所以她只好等到半夜 [01:43.02]So no one would see her go in
好让没人注意到她偷偷溜进教堂里 [01:47.74]And crying she knelt be the manger
她跪在马槽边哭泣 [01:52.20]For her gift was unworthy of him
因为她觉得自己的礼物对他来说一点价值都没有 [01:57.17]Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
之后有个来自黑暗里的声音对她说 [02:02.06]Maria what brings you to me
Maria你带了什么给我呢 [02:06.73]If the bird in the cage is your offering
要是你鸟笼里的小鸟是送我的 [02:11.74]Open the door let me see
那就打开笼门让我看看呗 [02:16.04]So she trembled she did as he asked her
她只好颤抖着按照他的要求去做 [02:20.73]An' out of the cage the bird flew
笼门开了之后 鸟儿就飞走了 [02:25.93]Soaring up into the rafters
盘旋在椽柱之上 [02:30.24]On a wing that would feel good just new
受伤的那一边翅膀已经痊愈 看上去像新生的一样 [02:35.33]An' just as the midnight bells rang out
正当午夜的钟声响起 [02:39.77]And the little bird started to sing
鸟儿开始歌唱 [02:44.73]A song that no words could recapture
唱着一首世间绝无仅有的歌 [02:49.12]For its beauty was fit for a king
因为它的美丽与国王很相配 [02:53.77]Now maria felt blessed just to listen
现在Maria感到很幸福 就这样听着鸟儿的歌声 [02:58.96]To the cascade a note sweet and long
一连串的音符甜美而悠长 [03:03.64]As her offering was lifted to heaven
她的礼物响彻天际 [03:08.24]By the very first night in gales song
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