在尘土中歌唱

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《在尘土中歌唱》

歌词：弗兰西斯.布拉巴赞创作的著名格扎尔，献给他的至爱阿瓦塔美赫巴巴。
演唱：杰夫.伍沃顿
画面：一组2008年美拉巴德的优美照片
摄影&编辑：Archana

歌词大意：

我安住尘土而唱，我的歌甚是甜美，
因虽俯伏在地，我并未乞求。
我不期望早于冬去春来，
也愿等待木中藏火瞬忽燃起。

至爱的指尖转动地球，
我何必哭求礼物，他不会忘记他的歌者。
要神满足其欲望者，对他未有信心，
因信心的本质乃顺从至爱心意。

我向他举杯，来满足他的愉悦---
现在或世界末日，它将同样完全。
等待于我容易——我身为石头活过百万年，
又经数百万年塑造耳朵，来听金色曲调，
如今我的等待乃赞美，我的赞美是甜美的。

因虽俯伏在地，我并未乞求。
因虽俯伏在地，我并未乞求。
因虽俯伏在地，我并未乞求。

-ghazal from Francis Brabazon
From the book “in dust I sing ”

I dwell in dust and sing, and my song is most sweet.
For although I by prostrate I do not entreat;
I would not wish to be less than the seasons which wait their turn,
Nor than fire hidden in wood to burst into life and burn.
My beloved spins the earth on the tip of one finger.
Why should I cry for gifts, he will not forget his singer.
They who ask God to fulfill their desires, have no faith in him,
For the essence of faith is to abide the beloved’s whim.
I hold out my cup for him to fill at his pleasure—
Now, or at world’s end,it will be the same full measure
Waiting is easy for me –I spent a million years as a stone,
And then millions more shaping my ears to receive song’s golden tone.
Now my waiting is praising,and my praising is sweet.
For although I by prostrate I do not entreat