诗歌欣赏：父亲和爸爸不同

A father and a dad are not the same:

父亲和爸爸有着不同的含义

One can be a dad and not a father,

一个人可能是爸爸但不是父亲

Or one can be a father and not bother

或者他可能是父亲不能去打扰

To earn through love the more endearing name.

因为爱，会赋予“父亲”这个词更多含义。

Some find fatherhood a bit too tame,

有人发现父子关系太平淡

Leaving all the details to the mother,

他把很多细节都抛给了母亲

Or dumping the sweet burden on another

或者他把这甜蜜的负担抛给别人

Man with just a passing twinge of shame.

而他自己只会感到一时的羞愧

You have been our dad so many years

你已经成为我们的爸爸好多年了

That you’ve become the landscape that is home,

那你也成为一个风景那就是家

The mountain that we look to from afar.

你是我们远远观望的一座大山

No matter where we go we’re not alone,

不管我们去哪里我们都不会孤单

For you remain within to still our fears

因为你永远在我们心中安慰我们的畏惧

And be the word that tells us who we are.

告诉我们自己是谁