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同道之歌

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噢，誰要與我同行一哩
　　人生喜樂的道路？
一個同志無憂而滿懷歡愉，
敢於縱聲暢笑沒有拘束
讓他嬉戲的想像表露，
像個快樂的孩子，把花朵散佈
遍滿田野和道途
　　當他同我行一哩路。

誰要與我同行一哩
　　人生勞倦的道路？
一個朋友心的眼睛能看見
群星照耀在黑暗的原野，
在一天完畢有平靜的安歇—
那朋友能知道，並且敢於說，
勇敢甜蜜的話，使道中歡悅
　　當他同我行一哩路。

同這樣的同志，這樣的朋友，
我樂於同行到路途的盡頭，
經過夏天的烈日，冬日冷雨，
然後？—再見，我們將重聚！

范迪克（Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933）美國長老會教牧，大學教授，外交家。

A Wayfaring Song

O who will walk a mile with me
　　Along life's merry way?
A comrade blithe and full of glee,
Who dares to laugh out loud and free
And let his frolic fancy play,
Like a happy child, through the flowers gay
That fill the field and fringe the way
　　Where he walks a mile with me.

And who will walk a mile with me
　　Along life's weary way?
A friend whose heart has eyes to see
The stars shine out o'er the darkening lea,
And the quiet rest at the end o' the day —
A friend who knows, and dares to say,
The brave, sweet words that cheer the way
　　Where he walks a mile with me.

With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journey's end,
Through summer sunshine, winter rain,
And then?— Farewell, we shall meet again!

Henry van Dyke（1852-1933）
American clergyman, writer & poet