A father and a dad are not the same:
父親和爸爸有著不同的含義
One can be a dad and not a father,
一個人可能是爸爸但不是父親
Or one can be a father and not bother
或者他可能是父親不能去打擾
To earn through love the more endearing name.
因為愛,會賦予“父親”這個詞更多含義。
Some find fatherhood a bit too tame,
有人發(fā)現(xiàn)父子關(guān)系太平淡
Leaving all the details to the mother,
他把很多細(xì)節(jié)都拋給了母親
Or dumping the sweet burden on another
或者他把這甜蜜的負(fù)擔(dān)拋給別人
Man with just a passing twinge of shame.
而他自己只會感到一時的羞愧
You have been our dad so many years
你已經(jīng)成為我們的爸爸好多年了
That you’ve become the landscape that is home,
那你也成為一個風(fēng)景那就是家
The mountain that we look to from afar.
你是我們遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)觀望的一座大山
No matter where we go we’re not alone,
不管我們?nèi)ツ睦镂覀兌疾粫聠?/p>
For you remain within to still our fears
因為你永遠(yuǎn)在我們心中安慰我們的畏懼
And be the word that tells us who we are.
告訴我們自己是誰