非洲輓歌

我們是上帝創造的奇蹟

以嚐那時間的苦澀果實

如此貴重

一天我們的苦難

會轉化成塵世的驚奇

那些正把我燃燒的種種

將會在我快樂時閃耀成金光

你可看到這痛楚裏的奧秘？

我們承受困乏

仍能歌唱與夢想著甜美

甜美

我們的音樂因而美麗

它使空氣也得記住

秘密的奇蹟運作著

只待時間把它帶來

而我也聽見鬼魂在歌唱

勸我似火般溫柔地活著

奇蹟就在這裏

而大海盛滿好歌

We are the miracles that God made

To taste the bitter fruit of time

We are precious

And one day our suffering

Will turn into the wonders of the earth

There are things that burn me now

Which turn golden when I am happy

Do you see the mystery of our pain?

That we bear poverty

And are able to sing and dream sweet things

And that we never curse the air when it is warm

Or the fruit when it tastes so good

Or the lights that bounce gently on the waters?

We bless things even in our pain

We bless them in silence

That is why our music is so sweet

It makes the air remember

There are secret miracles at work

That only time will bring forth

I too have heard the dead singing

And they tell me that

This life is good

They tell me to live it gently

With fire, and always with hope

There is wonder here

And there is surprise

In everything the unseen moves

The ocean is full of songs

The sky is not an enemy

Destiny is our friend