1991年最後一次為我的母親在世上慶祝母親節時,我就改編這首歌獻給她。二次世界大戰末期,父親被徵召當軍醫,沉船,母親年紀輕輕,還不到29 歲就變成了寡婦,且終其餘生守寡。我是遺腹女,小時候很調皮搗蛋,常常與唯一的哥哥(大我2歲半)吵架,惹得善良溫柔的母親傷心流淚,常帶我們兄妹到父親遺像面前禱告。她含辛茹苦,淳淳教養我們,深深感動我心,讓我永遠懷念她!
Antonín Dvořák "Songs my mother taught me"
My mother's tears often fell down her cheeks,
As she prayed for me day and night.
予我閣卡思念伊。
How I miss her touch and her voice.
伊ê 疼實在真深,
Her love was deep like ocean waves,
親像天父的疼痛,
永遠住( tiàm-ti )在我心。
Sacrificed for me.
永遠無噹( bōe-tàng) 報答。
Though I can never repay my mom,
只好墾求天父,
I humbly ask God, “Please—
祝福逐ê人( ta̍k-ê-lâng) ê老母。
Bless all of our mothers!”
( Translated to English in Feb, 2025 )
Mother’s Tears Like Pearls
My mother’s tears often fell down her cheeks.
As she prayed for me day and night.
Her tears shone like the precious pearls,
Brilliant in their light.
Now she’s gone to the heavens above
How I miss her touch and her voice.
Her love was deep like ocean waves,
Like the love of God
Sacrificed for me.
30 years have passed since my mother’s last breath.
I’m still in awe at the depth of her love.
Though I can never repay my mom,
I humbly ask God, “Please—
Bless all of our mothers!”
In 2014 — 22 years after my mother went to heaven — I added a second verse and sang it at a Mother’s Day celebration. I dedicated this song to all the mothers in the audience.
Now with each year that falls, increasing my age,
I more deeply understand my mother’s love —
It’s something that I can never repay.
I can only ask God in humility —
To bless all our mothers — every one.
Now I teach my children,
Songs My Mother Taught Me Lyrics in Czech
Podivno, že často, často slzívala
A teď také pláčem snědé líce mučím
Když cigánské děti hrát a zpívat, hrát a zpívat učím


