Let Love Go 将爱放飞
Let Love Go 将爱放飞
◎ Akemi
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
从前，有个孤独的女孩非常渴望得到爱。一天，她走在树林中，发现了两只快要饿死的鸟儿。她把两只鸟带回家，放在一只小笼子里。在她的细心照料下，它们慢慢地恢复强壮。每天早上，鸟儿都会用一首美妙的歌曲问候女孩。女孩不由自主地爱上了这两只鸟。
One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
一天，女孩忘记关上了鸟笼的门。那只更大更健壮的鸟从笼子里飞了出来。女孩很怕这只鸟会飞走。当鸟儿飞近时，她疯狂地上前抓住它。成功地抓住这只鸟使女孩很开心。突然间，她感到鸟儿的身体变得无力了。她摊开手，惊恐地发现鸟儿死了。她疯狂的爱杀死了它。
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
她注意到另外一只鸟儿在笼子边缘来回徘徊着。她能感到它对自由的急切渴望。它需要翱翔在干净蔚蓝的天空。她把鸟儿从笼子里拿出来，轻轻地抛向空中。鸟儿在上空盘旋了一圈，两圈，三圈。
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
女孩欣喜地注视着鸟儿享受自己的快乐。她已经不再计较自己的得失。她希望鸟儿能够快乐。突然鸟儿飞近她，轻柔地落在了她的肩头上。它唱起了女孩从未听过的最美的旋律。
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
将爱握得太紧，反而会更容易失去；将爱留住最好的办法，就是赋予它一双翅膀——将爱放飞！
