《Words are Windows or They’re Walls》
鲁思·贝本梅尔
Ruth Bebermeyer
听了你的话， 我仿佛受了审判，
I feel so sentenced by your words.
无比委屈，又无从分辩，
I feel so judged and sent away.
在离开前，我想问，
Before I go I've got to know,
那真的是你的意思吗？
Is that what you meant to say?
在自我辩护之前，
Before I rise to my defense,
在带着痛苦或恐惧质问前，
Before I speak in hurt or fear,
在我用言语筑起心灵之墙前，
Before I build that wall of words,
告诉我， 我听明白了吗？
Tell me, did I really hear?
语言是窗户， 或者是墙，
Words are windows, or they’re walls.
它们审判我们，或者让我们自由。
They sentence us,or set us free.
在我说与听的时候，
When I speak and when I hear,
请让爱的光芒照耀我。
Let the love light shine through me.
我心里有话要说，
There are things I need to say,
那些话对我如此重要，
Things that mean so much to me.
如果语言无法传达我的心声，
If my words don’t make me clear,
请你帮我获得自由好吗？
Will you help me to be free?
如果你以为我想羞辱你，
If I seemed to put you down,
如果你认定我不在乎你，
If you felt I didn’t care,
请透过我的言语，
Try to listen through my words,
倾听我们共有的情感。
To the feelings that we share.
