No Charge - Melba Montgomery

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My little boy came into the kitchen this evening

我的小儿子今天晚上来到厨房

While I was fixing supper

当我准备晚饭时

And he handed me a piece of paper he'd been writing on

他递给我一张他一直在上面写歌的纸

And after wiping my hands on my apron

在我的围腰上擦了擦手之后

I read it and this is what it said

我读了信上面是这样写的

For mowing the yard five dollars

修剪院子五美元

Making my own bed this week one dollar

这周我自己整理床铺一美元

And going to the store fifty cents

去商店花五万块

An playing with little brother while you went shopping twenty five

在你去购物的时候和你的小弟一起玩

Cents

分毫

For taking out the trash one dollar

为了清理垃圾一美元

Getting a good report card five dollars

拿到好成绩单五美元

And raking the yard two dollars

在院子里扫货两元

Total owed fourteen seventy five

一共欠了十四点七十五

Well I looked at I'm standing there expectantly

我望着你我满怀期待地站在那里

And a thousand memories flashed through my mind

万千回忆在我脑海里闪过

So I picked up the pen and I turning the paper over

于是我拿起笔把纸翻过来

This is what I wrote

这是我写的

For the nine months I carried you

在我陪伴你的九个月里

Growing inside me no charge

在我心中成长不收费

For the nights I've sat up with you

那些与你彻夜不眠的夜晚

Doctored you prayed for you no charge

治愈你为你祈祷不收任何费用

For the time and the tears

为了时间和泪水

And the cost through the years there's no charge

这些年来的代价都是免费的

When you add it all up

当你把一切都加起来

The full cost of my love is no charge

我的爱的全部代价是免费的

For the nights filled with dread

在充满恐惧的夜晚

And the worries ahead no charge

未来的忧虑无需付费

For advice and the knowledge

寻求建议和知识

And the cost of your college no charge

你上大学的费用一分钱都不收

For the toys food and clothes and for wiping your nose

为了玩具食物和衣服还有为你擦鼻涕

There's no charge son

孩子不用付钱

When you add it all up

当你把一切都加起来

The full cost of my love is no charge

我的爱的全部代价是免费的

Well when he finished reading

当他读完这本书

He had great big old tears in his eyes

他的眼中泪如雨下

And he looked up at me and he said

他抬头看着我说

Mama I sure do love you

妈妈我真的爱你

Then he took the pen

然后他拿起笔

And in great big letters

用大大的字体

He wrote paid in full

他写的是全额付款

When you add it all up

当你把一切都加起来

The cost of real love is no charge

真爱的代价是无价的