父親和爸爸不同

A father and a dad are not the same:

父親和爸爸有著不同的含義

One can be a dad and not a father,

一個(gè)人可能是爸爸但不是父親

Or one can be a father and not bother

或者他可能是父親不能去打擾

To earn through love the more endearing name.

因?yàn)閻郏瑫?huì)賦予“父親”這個(gè)詞更多含義。

Some find fatherhood a bit too tame,

有人發(fā)現(xiàn)父子關(guān)系太平淡

Leaving all the details to the mother,

他把很多細(xì)節(jié)都拋給了母親

Or dumping the sweet burden on another

或者他把這甜蜜的負(fù)擔(dān)拋給別人

Man with just a passing twinge of shame.

而他自己只會(huì)感到一時(shí)的羞愧

You have been our dad so many years

你已經(jīng)成為我們的爸爸好多年了

That you’ve become the landscape that is home,

那你也成為一個(gè)風(fēng)景那就是家

The mountain that we look to from afar.

你是我們遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)觀望的一座大山

No matter where we go we’re not alone,

不管我們?nèi)ツ睦镂覀兌疾粫?huì)孤單

For you remain within to still our fears

因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)在我們心中安慰我們的畏懼

And be the word that tells us who we are.

告訴我們自己是誰(shuí)