第9章 If I Was a Sunbeam 如果我是阳光

"If I were a sunbeam,

I know what I'd do;

I would seek white lilies,

Roaming woodlands through.

I would steal among them,

Softest light I'd shed,

Until every lily

Raised its drooping head.

"If I were a sunbeam,

I know where I'd go;

Into lowly hovels,

Dark with want and woe:

Till sad hearts looked upward,

I would shine and shine;

Then they'd think of heaven,

Their sweet home and mine."

Are you not a sunbeam,

Child, whose life is glad

With an inner brightness

Sunshine never had?

Oh, as God has blessed you,

Scatter light divine!

For there is no sunbeam

But must die or shine.

“如果我是阳光，

我知道自己要做什么；

我要通过漫游林地，

寻找白色的百合。

我要在它们中间徘徊，

散发最柔软的光芒，

直到每朵百合

抬起它们低垂的脑袋。

“如果我是阳光，

我知道自己要去哪里；

我要去低矮的、黑暗的，

充满希望和痛苦的小屋；

直到悲伤的心变得乐观向上，

我将一直照耀；

那么，他们将会想到天堂，

他们幸福的家，我也如此。”

你不是阳光，

孩子，谁的生活

总是充满

明媚的阳光呢？

哦，上帝保佑你，

散播神圣之光！

对于没有阳光的地方

只有死亡或是照耀。