我的国家,我为你歌唱
My Country, ’Tis of Thee
中英对照本站依据本页英文文本重新译写,供对照阅读,不是教会常用中文唱词,也不保证可按旋律演唱。
My Country, ’Tis of Thee Lyrics · 歌词中英对照
1 我的国家!我为你歌唱,
自由可爱的土地,
我为你歌唱:
先辈长眠的土地,
朝圣者引以为荣的土地,
愿自由之声从每座山腰
响起。
1 My country! ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrim’s pride,
From ev’ry mountain’s side
Let Freedom ring.
2 我的故土啊!高贵自由的土地,
我爱你的名!
我爱你的岩石与溪流,
你的树林与如殿宇的山冈:
我的心因欢喜而震颤,
如同天上一般。
2 My native country! thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love!
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills:
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
3 愿音乐使微风鼓荡,
在每棵树间回响,
唱出甘美的自由之歌:
愿凡有死的人都舌头醒来;
愿一切有气息的都来参与;
愿岩石也打破沉寂——
愿歌声延续。
3 Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom’s song:
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break—
The sound prolong.
4 我们先辈的神啊,向你,
自由的创造者,
向你我们歌唱:
愿我们的国土长久明亮,
有自由神圣的光;
愿你的大能保护我们,
伟大的神,我们的王!
4 Our fathers’ God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King!
About “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” · 关于这首圣诗
塞缪尔·弗朗西斯·史密斯(1808–1895)是浸信会牧师,1831年他还是安多弗神学院的学生,罗威尔·梅森给了他几本德文歌集,请他为儿童合唱团写新歌词,他便写了《我的国家,我为你歌唱》。1831年7月4日首次在波士顿公园街教堂演唱。它与英国《天佑吾王》是同一首曲调,据说史密斯选这曲子时并没有认出来。最后一节转为祈祷:“我们先辈的神,自由的创造者。”
Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), a Baptist minister, wrote “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” in 1831 while a student at Andover Theological Seminary, after Lowell Mason gave him German songbooks and asked for new words for his children’s choir. It was first sung on 4 July 1831 at Park Street Church in Boston. It is sung to the same melody as the British “God Save the King”, which Smith is said not to have recognised when he chose it. The last stanza turns to prayer, “Our fathers’ God, to thee, author of liberty”.
Quick answers · 常见问题
- Who wrote “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”?《我的国家,我为你歌唱》是谁写的?
Samuel Francis Smith wrote the words in 1831. The tune is a traditional melody, the same as “God Save the King”.
词作者是塞缪尔·弗朗西斯·史密斯,写于1831年;曲调是传统旋律,与《天佑吾王》相同。
- Is “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” the same tune as “God Save the King”?《我的国家,我为你歌唱》与《天佑吾王》是同一个曲调吗?
Yes. Smith found the melody in a German song book and wrote new words for it, not realising it was also the British anthem. It has been used for “America” ever since.
是的。史密斯在一本德文歌集里看到这首曲子,为它另写了新词,当时没有意识到它也是英国国歌。此后它一直用作《美国》。
- How many verses does “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” have?这首歌有几节?
Smith wrote four stanzas, as on this page. Some hymnals print only the last one as a prayer.
史密斯原诗四节,本页同;有些歌集只印最后一节,当作祷词。
- Are the lyrics of “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” in the public domain?这首歌的歌词是公版吗?
Yes. Smith died in 1895 and the melody dates from the eighteenth century, so the words and tune are in the public domain.
是的。史密斯1895年去世,曲调是十八世纪的,词曲都已进入公版。
文本版本与来源
英文文本 · 《Linden Harp》(1855)印本
史密斯1831年作;本页取1855年《Linden Harp》印本,共四节。
Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895
史密斯1895年去世,文本在各国均属公版;曲调为十八世纪的传统旋律。
中文文本 · 本站译文
本站依据本页英文文本重新译写
诗节编号与副歌以所选历史文本为准,可能与当前常唱版本不同。具体录音可能节选或采用其他配曲。