When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary When troubles come and my heart burdened be Then, I am still and wait here in the silence Until you come and sit awhile with me.
Written by: FRANK POURCEL Phỏng dịch thơ lục bát: MINH SƠN LÊ ******************************* I will follow Him Follow Him wherever He may go And near Him, I always will be For nothing can keep me away He is my destiny
Con xin dấn bước theo Ngài Khắp cùng nơi chốn chân Ngài đi qua Và xin sẽ mãi không xa Không gì kéo…
“Thanksgiving Song” You’ve Got A FriendEm Có Một Người Bạn
Nhạc: CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR Phỏng dịch thơ lục bát: MINH SƠN LÊ *****************************
When you’re down and troubled And you need some loving care And nothing, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest…
Nguyên tác của nữ thi hào Anh ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING (1806-1861) Phỏng dịch thơ thất ngôn: MINH SƠN LÊ *****************************
A thought ay like a flower upon mine heart, And drew around it other thoughts like bees For multitude and thirst of sweetnesses; Whereat rejoicing, I desired the art
Nguyên tác: thi hào Pháp CHARLES BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867) Phỏng dịch thơ thất ngôn: MINH SƠN LÊ ******************************
Ils me disent, tes yeux, clairs comme le cristal: «Pour toi, bizarre amant, quel est donc mon mérite?» — Sois charmante et tais-toi! Mon coeur, que tout irrite, Excepté la candeur de l’antique animal, Ne veut pas te montrer…
Nguyên tác: nữ thi hào Mỹ EMILY ELIZABETH DICKINSON (1830 – 1886) Phỏng dịch thơ lục bát: MINH SƠN LÊ ********************************
I gave myself to him, And took himself for pay. The solemn contract of a life Was ratified this way The value might disappoint, Myself a poorer prove Than this my purchaser suspect, The daily own…
Ca khúc của: JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER Phỏng dịch thơ 8 chữ: MINH SƠN LÊ *******************************
Maybe I didn’t treat you Quite as good as I should have Maybe I didn’t love you Quite as often as I could have Little things I should have said n’ done I just never took the time