the gift

A poor orphan girl named Maria
名叫瑪麗亞的可憐孤兒
was walking the market one day
一天正走在集市中
she stopped for to rest by the road side
她在路邊停下休息
where a bird with a broken wing laid
那裡躺著翅膀受傷的鳥兒
a few moments passed till she saw it
過了一會她才看到小鳥
for it''s feathers were covered with sand
因為沙子蓋住了它的翅膀
and soon clean and rapped it was traveling
很快她把鳥兒整理乾淨
in the warmth of Maria''s small hand
包裹在瑪麗亞溫暖的小手裡
she happily gave her last paso
她高興地用她最後的
of a cage made of freshes and twine
用麻繩與枝條搭成的籠子
she fed it loose corn from the market
她用集市鬆散的玉米粒餵牠
watched it grow stronger with time
看它隨時間長得強壯
now the gift giving service was coming
現在回饋服務這的禮物正來臨
and the chruch arm with tinsel and light
教堂充滿華麗裝飾與光明（個人認為此處歌詞應為“armed with”）
an'' all of the town folk brought presents
小鎮上所有的人都帶來了禮物
to lay by the manger that night
在晚上放在馬厩旁
there were diamonds, incents and perfumes
有寶石、獎勵和香料
and packages fit for a king
還有給王的包裹
but for one raged bird in his small cage
除了小籠子裡驚恐的小鳥
Maria had nothing to bring
瑪麗亞沒有什麼可以送出
she waited till just before midnight
她一直等到午夜
so no one would see her go in
這樣就每人看到她走進
and crying she knelt be the manger
跪在馬槽旁哭泣
for her gift was unworthy of him
因為她的禮物配不上他
then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
突然黑夜中一個聲音響起
Maria what brings you to me
“瑪麗亞，是什麼把你帶到我身邊”
if the bird in the cage is your offering
“如果籠中鳥兒是你的貢獻”
open the door let me see
“打開門讓我看一眼”
so she trembled she did as he asked her
於是她顫抖著按他的要求做
an'' out of the cage thebird flew
鳥兒從籠子中飛出
soaring up into the rafters
飛到房樑上
on a wing that would feel good just new
其中一扇翅膀像新的一樣
an'' just as the midnight bells rang out
就在此時午夜鐘聲響起
and the little bird started to sing
小鳥開始歌唱
a song that no words could recapture
一首沒有歌詞的讚歌
for its beauty was fit for a king
為重獲美麗而稱讚王
now Maria felt blessed just to listen
感受到瑪麗亞祝福的瑪麗亞聽著
to the cascade a note sweet and long
聽著旋律的甜美
as her offering was lifted to heaven
她的禮物去往天堂
by the very first night in Gales song
在大風歌的第一晚

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