In the Red - Abbey Lincoln

Before Lord
在上帝之前
God made the sea or the land
上帝创造海洋与陆地之前
He held all the stars in the palm of his hand
他将所有的星星握在掌心
And they ran through his fingers like grains of sand
星星如沙粒般从他指间滑落
And one little star fell alone
其中一颗小星星独自坠落
Then the Lord
于是上帝
God hunted through the wide night air
在广阔的夜空中寻找
For the little dark star in the wind down there
寻找那颗在风中坠落的小星星
And he stated and promised he'd take special care
他郑重承诺会特别关照
So it wouldn't get lost no more
让它不再迷失方向
Now a man don't mind if the stars get dim
人们并不在意星辰黯淡
And the clouds blow over and darken him
乌云遮蔽了天空
So long as the
只要
Lord God's watching over him
上帝依然守护着他
Keeping track how it all goes on
注视着一切如何发展
But I've been walking through the night and the day
我日夜不停地行走
Till my eyes get weary and my head turns gray
直到双眼疲惫，头发灰白
And sometimes it seems maybe
有时似乎觉得
God's gone away
上帝已经离去
Forgetting his promise and the word he'd say
忘记了他的承诺和他曾说过的话
And we're lost out here in the stars
我们迷失在群星之中
Little stars big stars blowing through the night
小星星大星星在夜空中闪烁
And we're lost out here in the stars
我们迷失在群星之中
Little stars big stars blowing through the night
小星星大星星在夜空中闪烁
And we're lost out here in the stars
我们迷失在这片星空之中