音乐咖啡厅:Marketa Irglova - Gabriel

Behold¹ a bed of golden sand,

Upon it lies a sea of empty shells,

The dream of life on earth dissolving fast,

Like a world painted in aquarelles.


Yet in this a time there’s no room for despair, for

There’s more to this than what meets the eye.

Dispute no more over right and wrong, for

The song of hope is but a single cry.

A prayer for the right to be loved,

Despite all our prior sins,

No one shall cast a stone now, for

If the song is dead, nobody wins.


WHO IS THIS?


You call me Gabriel,

I’m a rider on a white horse.

The tide is rising now,

Make haste and set your course.

Don’t wait for the break of dawn, for

The sun isn’t gonna rise today, but

Don’t worry, all is well,

In its place the moon will light the way.

And from the morrow till the end of time,

Both the sun and moon alike will reign²,

It is by the hand of man, not the will of God,

That any lamb was ever slain³.

But for the love of life and a life of love,

Let there be no blood shed tonight.

The only way to win this coming trial,

Is to yield your arms, and put up no fight.

1 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

2 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。