為你讀英語美文·第306期:往事只能回味
主播:雲(yún)昊
坐標(biāo):奧地利·格拉茨
Those Hands That Once Held Mine
那雙曾握著我的手
作者:Dean Harrison,獻給Patricia Shelton
譯者:雲(yún)昊
When I was knee high, I was immortal
當(dāng)我只有膝蓋這么高時,我覺得自己是長生不老的
Because my Mum always held my hand
因為媽媽總是握著我的手
I knew no harm would come to me
我知道我不會受到任何傷害
In this, the safest place in the land
那個時候,我覺得自己生活在這片土地上最安全的地方
Her hands were always there to guide me
她的手總是在那里指引著我
To show me where to go
告訴我該何去何從
Her hands were forever knitting
她的手永遠在編織
To keep us warm in Winter’s snow
讓我們在冬雪中享受溫暖
They were there to wave me off
她的手在那里向我揮手告別
Each morning when I left for school
當(dāng)我每天早上離家上學(xué)的時候
Because you know she wouldn’t let me
因為你知道的,媽媽不會讓我們
Grow up to be no fool
長大后過的稀里糊涂的
As I started to grow older
隨著我慢慢長大
I would walk of my own accord
我開始想著走自己的路
And those hands once there for safety
而那雙曾經(jīng)在前面為我保駕護航的手
Changed roles to encourage and applaud
現(xiàn)在成為了背后為我打氣和鼓掌的手
Later when I took a hand in marriage
在后來我牽著另一個人的手走進婚姻的殿堂
With new little hands to hold in mine
在后來出現(xiàn)了新的小手需要我來牽著
She was always there when needed
她的手總是在我們需要的時候出現(xiàn)
To take their hands and give us time
牽著那些小手,好讓我們有時間做自己的事
For many years they still held strong
多少年來,這雙手仍然矯健
Wrapping presents as each birthday came along
為我們每一次的生日裝裹禮物
Giving out big hugs at Christmas
在圣誕節(jié)給所有人一個大大的擁抱
In the growing family throng
在我們這個不斷壯大的家庭中
But then they started to become unsure
可是后來這雙手開始變得不確定
Not remembering what to do
他們開始不記得接下來該做什么
So I knew that it was my time
所以我知道,現(xiàn)在該輪到我
To hold her hand and help her through
牽著她的手,幫她度過難關(guān)
We walked so many miles
我們一起走過這么多路
In corridors hand in hand
我們在走廊里,過道里攜手共進
I just hope that in her own mind
我只是希望此刻在她心中
We were walking in the sand
我們正在沙灘上散步
But then that week I held her hand
但是,在我牽著她的那個星期
And it slipped away one last time
那雙手最后一次從我手中溜走了
And now they’re in a better place
現(xiàn)在,他們在一個更好的地方
Those hands that once held mine
那雙曾經(jīng)牽過我的手
▎中文來源
《人間世2·往事只能回味:除了陰陽兩界,還有個世界我們觸不可及》
作者:一味清歡
▎背景聲
間世第二季第七集預(yù)告
▎片尾彩蛋
她帶著老年癡呆的母親環(huán)游世界
▎主播介紹
雲(yún)昊:軟件工程學(xué)博士后,現(xiàn)居奧地利
主播,制作:雲(yún)昊
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