Lullaby To Erle

mothers have woven a black velvet ocean
母親們已經編織了一汪黑天鵝絨般的海洋
and spread it between the night and day shores
並把它鋪在黑夜與白晝的海岸之間
so that children might sleep gently rocked by the motion
那樣孩子們也許就會在海洋的搖晃里安然入睡了
of waves beneath boats built by fathers like yours
這搖晃就如父親們建造的小船正隨著海浪漂流
with you safe aboard by the shore we will linger
你在船上安然無恙，因為我們會一直在岸邊守護著你
and watch as your breathing it fills up the sail
望著你的呼吸逐漸揚起了風帆
you loosen the moorings your grip on our finger
你鬆開了泊繩，我們緊握的手也被逐漸分開
and leave on the velvet a silvery trail
這依戀在天鵝絨海洋上留下一條泛著銀光的痕跡

我們的心快要碎了，從岸邊一路追隨著你
along on the shore with our hearts close to broken
直到我們不能到達的地方，就站在那兒看著你逐漸遠去
we stand in the wake as you glide from our reach
但我們還是平靜下來了，因為想到你的這次航行
calmed by the thought that the voyage you are taking
將會在拂曉之際再次安全回到這海灘上
will bring you at dawning back safe to this beach
我們不能與你一起航行，也不能夠指引你
we cannot sail with you, be there to guide you
或者引領你的小船穿過夜晚的黑暗
or pilot your boat through the black of the night
但大海不能留住你，黑暗亦不能隱藏你
but no ocean can keep you, no darkness can hide you
以此遠離我們的愛和永恆的光明
away from pur love and its undying light
我們不能與你一起航行，也不能夠指引你

或者引領你的小船穿過夜晚的黑暗
we cannot sail with you, be there to guide you
但大海無法留住你，黑暗亦無法隱藏你
or pilot your boat through the black of the night
無法讓你遠離我們的愛和永恆的光明
but no ocean can keep you, no darkness can hide you
away from pur love and its undying light