I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

 

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

 

The free bird leaps

on the back of the wind

and floats downstream

till the current ends

and dips his wings

in the orange sun rays

and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

his wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings

with fearful trill

of the things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill for the caged bird

sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn

and he names the sky his own.

自由的鳥兒跳躍

順風而行

順流而下

直到盡頭

展翅而飛

沐浴在橘色的陽光下

自以為擁有這片天地。然而有一隻

鳥跟蹤到

他的狹窄的籠子

並不甩他

 

在柵欄內憤怒之情

他的翅膀被剪掉

他的腳被綁住

這就是籠中鳥兒所以放開嗓子

帶著恐懼的顫抖的聲音

歌唱未知的事物

但他仍然渴望

他的歌聲能被聽到

能被遠處的山上尋找他的鳥兒聽到

他歌唱自由 

自由的鳥兒想著另一陣微風

輕輕吹過嘆息的樹林

肥胖的蟲子在黎明明亮的草坪上等待他啄食

而它能夠把天空視為自己的天空。