The Christmas Shoes
叮叮噹~ 叮叮噹~
韶光飛逝，轉眼聖誕節又到囉~
不知道大家是不是都安排節目了?
今年我必須在實驗室過聖誕節啦
希望大家都能玩得愉快~
之前寄的聖誕歌曲都是耳熟能詳的名曲了，
Jingle Bells啦 Last Chritmas之類的.
這次要分享一首不太一樣的聖誕歌曲，
編曲上也沒有刻意放進一些聖誕節的元素，
甚至可以說 沒什麼傳統聖誕節歌曲的歡樂氣氛!
我是今年才第一次聽到這首歌，或許有些人聽過了吧?
到下面這個網址可以看到中文字幕的MV
歌曲的中文翻譯也是引用自此
http://blog.pixnet.net/yeswedo/post/12069846
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“The Christmas Shoes”
(作詞作曲演唱:Newsong)
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
當時聖誕節快到了，我記得我正在收銀台前排隊
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
想去買最後一兩個禮物，也不真的有耶誕心情
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
排在我前面的是個小男孩，看的出來他等得很焦急
Pacing 'round like little boys do
就像是個小男孩那樣的來回踱步
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
在他手裡，捧著一雙鞋
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
他穿的衣服破爛老舊，從頭到腳都汙穢不堪
And when it came his time to pay
輪到他付錢時
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
聽到他所說的話，我真是不敢相信
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
先生，麻煩你，我想買這雙鞋給我媽媽
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
今晚是聖誕夜，這雙鞋剛好是她的尺寸
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
先生，可不可以請你快一點？爸爸說，時間不多了
You see she's been sick for quite a while
是這樣子的，她已經病了好一陣子
And I know these shoes would make her smile
而我知道這雙鞋會讓她微笑
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
我希望媽媽看起來很美麗，如果今晚她就要和上帝碰面
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
他數銅板數了好久
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
那個收銀員卻說：「小朋友，這些錢還不夠。」
He searched his pockets frantically
他發瘋似的找遍了口袋
Then he turned and he looked at me
然後他轉過身，看著我
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house Though most years she just did without
他說，媽媽總讓家裡度過很棒的聖誕節，雖然在過去幾年裡，我們什麼也沒有
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
先生，請你告訴我，我該怎麼做
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes
不管如何，我都要買這雙鞋給她做為聖誕禮物
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
所以我拿出錢放在桌上，只覺得一定得幫助他
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
我永遠不會忘記他臉上的表情，當他說
Mama's gonna look so great
媽媽穿起來一定會很漂亮！
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
先生，麻煩你，我想買這雙鞋給我媽媽
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
今晚是聖誕夜，而這雙鞋剛好是她的尺寸
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
先生，可不可以請你快一點？爸爸說，時間不多了
You see she's been sick for quite a while
是這樣的，她已經病了好一陣子
And I know these shoes would make her smile
而我知道這雙鞋會讓她微笑
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
我希望媽媽看起來很美麗，如果今晚她就要和上帝碰面
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
我知道我瞥見了來自天堂的愛
As he thanked me and ran out
當他對我說謝謝然後跑開時
I knew that God had sent that little boy
我知道上帝派了這個小男孩來
To remind me just what Christmas is all about
提醒我：聖誕節的真諦
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歌詞所描述的故事，你我也許看過不少相似的網路文章，
透過這首歌單純的旋律與歌聲，更能讓人想起些"似曾相識"吧!
看著這首歌的MV，
我想起了當初我妹為了做化療而把一頭秀髮理光，
吊著大小點滴躺在殺菌燈照射下的病床，那面如槁木、毫無血色的面容...
為此我們家人都不知躲在加護病房外面哭過幾回了。
還好我妹後來有順利康復!
真是萬幸
分享這首歌曲給大家
也許能在大家吃著大餐、歡度佳節的同時
為大家增添一點溫馨特別的聖誕氣氛
祝福我的朋友們都能有個快樂的聖誕節
Merry Christmas
