〈母亲〉
摘自纪伯伦《折断的翅膀》
"The Mother,"
excerpted from The Broken Wings,
by Kahlil Gibran
人的嘴唇所能发出最美好的话语
就是"母亲"
最美好的呼唤
就是"我的母亲"
The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind
is the word “Mother,”
and the most beautiful call is
the call of “My mother.”
这是个充满希望与爱的话语
来自内心深处甜美而慈爱的话语
it is a word full of hope and love,
a sweet and kind word
coming from the depths of the heart.
母亲就是一切
悲伤时，她是慰藉；
绝望时，她是希望；
软弱时，她是力量
The mother is every thing
she is our consolation in sorrow,
our hope in misery,
and our strength in weakness.
她是爱、慈悲、怜悯
和宽恕的源头
She is the source of love, mercy,
sympathy, and forgiveness.... 
大自然的一切，都象征着母亲
太阳是大地的母亲
以温热孕育大地
Every thing in nature bespeaks the mother.
The sun is the mother of earth
and gives it its nourishment of heat;
夜里从不离开宇宙
直到她以大海的歌曲
与溪流、鸟儿的吟唱
哄大地入睡
it never leaves the universe at night
until it has put the earth to sleep
to the song of the sea
and the hymn of birds and brooks.
而这大地是树木和花朵的母亲
她生育它们，
喂养它们，
并抚养它们
树木花草
也成了果实和种子的慈母
And this earth is the mother of trees and flowers.
It produces them,
nurses them,
and weans them.
The trees and flowers become 
kind mothers of their great fruits and seeds.
而万物的原型
母亲
是充满美丽与爱的
永恒精神
And the mother,
the prototype of all existence,
is the eternal spirit,
full of beauty and love.
献给全天下的母亲
祝你们：
“母亲节快乐！”
To all mothers in the world,
we wish you a
happy Mother's Day!
