Christmas Shoes / Newsong

又到了聖誕節的季節，雖然長大後越來越沒有過節的氣氛，但不免應景的想找些聖誕歌曲，重溫一下往日的感動。


無意間聽到這首，卻比起年少時光的浪漫情懷多了些感動，年輕歲月的耶誕回憶總是跟情人一起勾勒的，回歸初衷，其實「家人」，才是真正該重視與珍藏的。

聽過之後，我很喜歡這首歌，小男孩的勇氣，我很感動。

今年我推薦的聖誕歌曲： 聖誕舞鞋，給我關心及我所愛的親友們，聖誕快樂！

Christmas Shoes / 聖誕舞鞋

It was almost Christmas time,

聖誕節就快到了

There I stood in another line

我又在那兒排隊

Tryin' to buy that last gift or two,

準備買最後的一、兩份禮物

Not really in the Christmas mood

還沒有真的感覺聖誕的氣紛當中

Standing right in front of me was

排在我前面的是一位

A little boy waiting anxiously

等到很急的小男孩

Pacing 'round like little boys do

就像一般小男生一樣的動來動去的

And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

而他的手中提了一雙鞋子

His clothes were worn and old,

他身上的衣服又破又舊

He was dirty from head to toe

他從頭到腳都髒髒的

And when it came his time to pay

而當排隊排到他時

I couldn't believe what I heard him say

我簡直無法相信我所聽到他說的話

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Sir, I want to buy these shoes

先生,我想買這雙鞋

For my Mama, please

是要給我媽媽的、拜託你

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

今天是聖誕夜而這雙鞋的尸寸剛好適合她

Could you hurry, sir,

請麻煩快點,先生

Daddy says there's not much time

爸爸說時間不多了

You see she's been sick for quite a while

因為媽媽已經病了很久了

And I know these shoes would make her smile

而我知道這雙鞋子可以讓她開心

And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

而且如果今晚媽媽去見耶穌的話我要讓媽媽看起來漂亮

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He counted pennies for what seemed like years

小男孩一毛一毛的數錢、數了好久

Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"

然後店員說,”小男孩、這兒的錢不夠”

He searched his pockets frantically

小男孩很急,拼命的搜口袋

Then he turned and he looked at me

然往他轉向身來看著我

He said Mama made Christmas good at our house, though most years she just did without

他說媽媽這幾年下來在什麼都沒有的情況下將家裡聖誕節打點的很好

Tell me Sir, what am I going to do

先生,能不能告訴我、我現在該怎麼辦?

Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

無論如何我一定要買這雙聖誕舞鞋給她

So I laid the money down,

所以我把錢拿出來

I just had to help him out

我一定要幫助他

I'll never forget the look on his face when

我將絕對無法忘記他臉上那時的表情

He said Mama's gonna look so great

他說媽媽將會很漂亮

I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love

我當時馬上就知道我目瞥了天堂聖潔的愛

As he thanked me and ran out

當小男孩向我道謝後就趕著走了時

I knew that God had sent that little boy

我知道小男孩是上帝派來

To remind me just what Christmas is all about

提醒我聖誕的意義是什麼