how can i keep friom singing
Mylife goeson in endIess song
abore earth S lamentations
Ihearthe reaI, though far-offhymn
thathaiIs anew creation.
Through aII the tumuIt and the strife
Ihear it s music ringing,
Itsounds an echo in my souI
Howcan I keep from singing?
WhiIe though the tempest I oudIy roars
Ihear the truth it Iiveth
And though the darkness round me cIose
Songs in the night itg iveth
No storm can shake my inmost caIm
WhiIe to that rockImcIinging,
Since Iore is Iordofhearen and e artn
how can I keep from singing?
When tyrants trembIe in theirfear
and hear their death kneII ringing
when friends.rejoice both farand near
How can I keep from singing?
In prison ceII and dungeon viIe
Our thougts to them are winging,
when friends by shame are undefiIed
How can I keepfrom singing?
中文大意
我怎能不放声歌唱
我的生命在地球上无尽的悲歌中度过，
我真切地听到赞歌，
在欢呼新的世界，
虽然歌声是那么遥远。。。
透过那些喧嚣和争吵，
我听到音乐响起，
它就象我脑海里的回音，
我怎能不放声歌唱？
虽然风暴仍在肆虐，
我听到真理，它一直存在。
虽然黑暗将我笼罩，
歌声在黑夜中响起。
无论风暴如何冲击我紧抱的岩石，
都不能动摇我心中的安宁，
因为爱是天堂与人世的主宰，
我怎能不放声歌唱？
当暴君听到丧钟敲响，
恐惧颤栗
当朋友们无论远近都欢呼鼓舞，
我怎能不放声歌唱？
在监狱的密室和可怕的地牢里，
我们的思想依然会展翅飞翔，
当朋友的耻辱得到洗刷，
我怎能不放声歌唱？
