History Book

Like faithful oxen through the chalk,
像忠誠奉獻的公牛穿過白堊土（《聖經》中公牛常用以獻祭）
With dragging tails of history walk.
拖曳著歷史的尾巴
Soon confuse the compass and the cross.
我們很快困惑於指南針和十字架
Carefully and cursively
認真仔細地、龍飛鳳舞地
we fill our traveling diaries with loss.
我們在旅行日記中記載下失去的一切
Beneath an angry Bible flood,
在《聖經》滅世的洪水之下
Did you and I first learn to love.
我們是否第一次學會如何去愛
In my fathers car we came to know.
在我父親的車上，我們逐漸理解
And shivered in our painted clothes
裹著五彩的衣服，我們瑟瑟發抖
and paired like every animal below.
像諾亞方舟裡的動物們一樣成雙成對
I will carry it with me, oh Lord.
像歷史書一樣沉重
And maybe when the bitterness has gone,
上帝啊，我將負重前行
Therell be sweetness on our tongues once more.
也許當痛苦消逝時
Barefoot in a rowing boat,
我們又能品嚐到苦盡甘來
You lose your shoes and freeze your toes.
在划艇上赤裸雙腳
And say I wear my sorrow like a crown.
你弄丟了鞋子，寒冷冰凍了你的趾頭
And throw your arms around my head,
你說我背負著悲傷，像戴著王冠一樣
and see it there in gold and red and brown.
然後你用雙臂將我環摟
As heavy as a history book can be,
看到我頭髮上的金色、紅色、棕色
I will carry it with me, oh Lord.
如歷史書一樣厚重
And maybe when the bitterness has gone,
上帝啊，我將背負著它前行
Therell be sweetness on our tongues once more.
也許當痛苦消散之時
Well soon forget our parents names,
我們會再次品嚐到甘甜的滋味
Like dogs will drive the wolves away.
我們將很快遺忘父母的名字
And weep with fingertips opposed,
像狗會驅走惡狼
Like a church where nobody congregates.
指尖將眼淚拭去
But sweetness sings in the pasture,
像一個四下無人的教堂
We throw ourselves on the mercy of the earth.
甜美的歌聲在牧場響起
If sand and salt have the answer,
我們祈求大地的寬恕
Then the act itself will be louder than the word.
如果能在小信和虛妄中找到答案（沙與鹽在聖經中的隱喻）
And Ill be on your side
事實勝於雄辯
And Ill be on your side
我將永遠支持你
And Ill be on your side
我將永遠在你身後
But sweetness sings in the pasture,
我將永遠伴你左右
We throw ourselves on the mercy of the earth.
甜美的歌聲在牧場迴響
If sand and salt have the answer,
我們懇求大地的寬恕
Then the act itself will be louder than the word.
如果能在小信和虛妄中找到答案（沙與鹽在聖經中的隱喻）
And Ill be on your side
事實勝於雄辯