The Girl With April In Her Eyes
這是一個美麗的童話故事,一個眼中有著四月的女孩,被殘酷的國王趕走,最後離開了世界。國王一定不知道,他因此失去了留住四月的機會,失去了為自己的國度消融冰雪讓春天降臨的機會,也許這是惟一的一次機會呢。眼中有四月的女孩離開了,卻把希望和生機留給了大地,留給了尚活著的人。有一種淡淡的悲傷。而我忍不住想的是,國王最後是否知道那個女孩子就是他的四月呢?他是否會後悔?還是連意識都沒有意識到?
There once was a king, who called for the spring,
For his world was still covered with snow,
But the spring had not been, for he was wicked and mean,
In his winter fields nothing would grow;
And when a traveller called, seeking help at the door,
Only food and a bed for a night,
He ordered his slave to turn her away,
The girl with April in her eyes...
Oh, oh, oh, on and on she goes,
Through the winter's night, the wild wind and the snow,
Hi, hi, hi, on and on she rides,
Someone help the girl with April in her eyes...
She rode through the night till she cam ...