If They Could Speak 假如他们能开口

If They Could Speak
Rosanne Pellicane, 2001


Please don’t be afraid.
Yes, life is different now but remember when it was beautiful?
Well, it will be again, though not the same. 
The wounds will heal, your tears will dry and though scars remain,
I know you are strong enough to live through the pain.
Do not grieve and linger in the shadows of graves.
Go out into the sunshine and tell everyone that I was here.
Let our enemy know that when we were together we lived, and worked and loved.
And though I am gone, you will carry on for me because you must.
Tell my family how much I loved them and still do.
Remember the good we shared, the life we created, and
walk forward with noble dreams.
God can’t fill a shattered heart or a clenched fist.
Let fear die and let love flow again like a river. 
So as the smoke rises high above the ash,
gather all your strength and rebuild some new, something better.
It’s not impossible.
It’s essential.
It’s what I would do for you.
Just one last thing, surely you must know,
I never wanted to leave you.
I was captured by fate,
escorted by angels.
And though you might feel you are alone,
you are not and neither am I …
Love always

zt:
“If They Could Speak” is a 9-11 poem written by Rosanne Pellicane. It was selected as the keynote for the permanent 9-11 exhibit at the New York City Fire Museum. It honors the 343 firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center.



假如他们能开口
By Rosanne Pellicane, 2001

请不要害怕
是的, 生活不复从前, 但请记住那美好的时光
那么, 生活仍将美丽, 尽管不同

创伤会愈合, 泪水会风干, 虽然疤痕依旧
我知道,  坚强的你将在痛苦中前行

莫悲伤, 莫徘徊于坟墓的阴影
走入阳光, 告诉每个人我曾在这里
让我们的敌人知道, 我们一起生活过, 工作过, 爱过
我虽已离去, 但你要为我而走下去, 因为你必须

请告诉我的家人, 我深深爱过并仍将爱着他们
请铭记我们共享的一切美好, 以及我们携手开创的生活
揣着高尚的梦想走下去
上帝无法充实破碎的心, 或紧握的拳头
让恐惧死去, 让爱再如河流般淙淙流淌

当浓烟在灰烬之上浮起
聚集你所有的力量, 重建更新更好的
这并非不可能
这是必要的
这是我希望为你所做的

还有最后一点, 当然你一定知道
我从不想丢下你
可却被命运捕获
并由天使引领
你或许觉得孤独
可你不, 我也不孤独……

爱你永远


云天　译于 9/11/2011 


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