01

Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail

vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with

fresh life.

This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and

dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new.

At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart loses its

limits in joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable.

Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small

hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there

is room to fill.

01

你已使我無窮無盡，這樣做你很喜悅。這脆弱的器皿，你一次

次地清空，又以新的生命不斷地填充它。

這支小小的蘆笛，你帶著它翻山越嶺，用它吹出永恆的新樂章。

在你神聖的雙手的觸摸下，我小小的心迷失在無邊的喜悅之中，

並生出了不可言喻的韻調。

你無限的饋贈隻傾注在我這雙小小的手上。歲月流逝，你仍在

注入，而我的手仍有空間可供填充。

02

When thou commandest me to sing it seems that my heart

would break with pride；and I look to thy face, and tears come

to my eyes.

All that is harsh and dissonant in my life melts into one

sweet harmony —and my adoration spreads wings like a glad bird

on its flight across the sea.

I know thou takest pleasure in my singing. I know that only

as a singer I come before thy presence.

I touch by the edge of the far-spreading wing of my song

thy feet which I could never aspire to reach.

Drunk with the joy of singing I forget myself and call thee

friend who art my lord.

02

當你命令我唱歌時，我的心似乎要因驕傲而碎裂；我望著你的

臉，不禁熱淚盈眶。

在我的生命中，所有苛求與違和都化成一個甜蜜的和聲——我的

愛慕像一隻快樂的鳥兒一樣，展翅飛越大海。

我知道你喜愛我的歌唱。我知道隻有作為一個歌手，我纔能來

到你的面前。

我歌聲的翅膀遠遠張開，翅膀邊緣觸踫到你的雙腳，那是我永

遠無法企及的。

陶醉於歌唱的快樂中，我忘記了自己，你本是我的主人，我卻

稱你為朋友。

03

I know not how thou singest, my master! I ever listen in

silent amazement.

The light of thy music illumines the world. The life breath

of thy music runs from sky to sky. The holy stream of thy music

breaks through all stony obstacles and rushes on.

My heart longs to join in thy song, but vainly struggles for

a voice. I would speak, but speech breaks not into song, and I cry

out baffled. Ah, thou hast made my heart captive in the endless

meshes of thy music, my master!

03

我不知道你是如何唱的，我的主人！我大為驚嘆，總是默默地

聽著。

你音樂的光芒，照亮了世界。你音樂的生命氣息，漫天徹地。

你音樂的聖流，衝破一切阻擋的岩石，奔流不息。

我的心渴望與你唱和，卻徒勞地發不出聲音。我想說話，但言

語總難變成歌聲，終於無語凝噎。啊，我的主人，你音樂的無盡的網，

已將我的心俘獲。

04

Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body

pure, knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.

I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my

thoughts, knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the

light of reason in my mind.

I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my heart and

keep my love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy seat in the

inmost shrine of my heart.

And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my

actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.

04

我生命中的生命，我將永遠努力保持我身體的純潔，因為我知

道你的生命的撫摸，正觸及我的四肢。

我將一直努力使所有虛偽遠離我的思想，因為我知道你就是那

真理，在我心中點燃了理性之光。

我將一直努力把所有的邪惡從我的心中驅散，讓我愛的花朵盛

開，因為我知道在我心中最深處的神龕裡有你的位置。

我將努力在我的行動中彰顯你，因為我知道是你的神力給了我

行動的力量。

05

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The

works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards.

Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor

respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea

of toil.

To day the summer has come at my window with its sighs and

murmurs;and the bees are plying their minstrelsy at the court

of the flowering grove.

Now it is time to sit quiet, face to face with thee, and to

sing dedication of life in this silent and overflowing leisure.

05

我請求片刻的寬限，坐在你身邊。我手中的工作，稍後再完成。

見不到你的臉，我的心就沒有休息和喘息的機會，我的工作就

成了在無邊的勞苦之海中無盡的勞苦。

今天，夏天帶著它的嘆息和低語來到我的窗前；蜜蜂在開花的

庭院裡低吟淺唱。

現在是時候安靜地坐下來，面對著你，在這寂靜而無限的閑暇

中唱出對生命的奉獻。

06

Pluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear lest it

droop and drop into the dust.

It may not find a place in thy garland, but honour it with

a touch of pain from thy hand and pluck it. I fear lest the day

end before I am aware, and the time of offering go by.

Though its colour be not deep and its smell be faint, use

this flower in thy service and pluck it while there is time.

06

摘下這朵小花，拿去吧，不要耽擱！我怕它會凋謝，落入塵土。

它可能不配點綴你的花冠，但請你把它摘下，以用你的手采摘

之痛楚給予它榮耀。我擔心在我發覺之前，白晝已逝，錯過供奉的

時間。

雖然它的顏色不深，香氣微弱，若要用這花來朝拜，趁還有時間，

把它摘下吧。