听歌学英语:破晓时分 Morning Has Broken

听歌学英语:破晓时分 Morning Has Broken

一首“Morning has broken”就像是清晨的阳光，一次次把我们从梦中唤醒。这首歌是一首著名的英文老歌。据说是改编自一首赞美诗，歌词是一位英国诗人的一首英文诗。由英国著名流行歌手Cat Stevens原唱，后来被多次改编并被收录到许多专辑中。最初我听到的这首歌是由比利时女歌手Dana Winners所演唱的，但无论是哪个版本，翻唱或者原唱，歌曲都向我们表达了对世界、对生活的赞美和热爱之情,赞美一个美好的一天之起始。

Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing; praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rains new fall sunlit from heaven
Like the first dew fall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight. mine is the morning
Born of the one light eden saw play
Praise with elation¹, praise every morning
God's re-creation of the new day

歌词解析：

     每天，当黎明的曙光映照在脸上，那样温暖，呼吸也是那么地顺畅，一切都是清新、舒适的感觉。Morning has broken，破晓时分。下面。我们来了解一下歌词大意。

Morning has broken like the first morning, blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
天已破晓，如同第一个清晨；黑鸟鸣唱，如同第一只鸣禽。
与bird有关的俚语：
for the birds: 对牛弹琴，没有意义。比如：Living in a big city is for the birds. 住在大城市里一点也不好。
eat like a bird: 吃得很少。eat like a pig: 狼吞虎咽。
Birds of a feather flock together.  物以类聚人以群分。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
A little bird told me: 消息灵通的人告诉我

Praise for the singing; praise for the morning; praise for them springing fresh from the world
赞美这歌唱，赞美这早晨，赞美它们使这世界充满了清新。
spring n. 春天，喷泉，泉水   v. 涌出
There are considerable new stars springing out everyday. 每天都有大量的新人涌出。

Sweet the rains new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dew fall on the first grass.
初下的雨水和来自天庭的阳光何等甜美，像新生草原上的第一颗露珠。
sunlit adj. 阳光照射的
This is a sunlit room. 这是一个阳光明亮的房间。
dew 露水，露珠
The sweat came out in a fine dew on his forehead.他的额头上冒出露水般的汗珠。

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning, born of the one light eden saw play.
我就是阳光，我就是清晨，自伊甸园的一道微光中诞生。
born of 源于，出生于
Some people, born of loneliness.有的人，生来就是孤独的。
eden 伊甸园
Let's exploit the Eden which belongs to us.让我们开拓属于我们自己的伊甸园吧！

Praise with elation, praise every morning,god's re-creation of the new day
兴高采烈的赞美，赞美每一个清晨，赞美上帝创造的新的一天。
elation n. 兴高采烈，得意洋洋
I felt a strange sense of elation. 我觉得异常地兴奋。
recreation 消遣，娱乐
My only recreation has been watching TV. 我惟一的娱乐就是看电视。

1 elation   

n.兴高采烈，洋洋得意

参考例句：

• She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.最终实现了抱负，她显得十分高兴。
• His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。