经过长时间的孤独，
每人必须面对
自己的那一份寂寞。
在我独处时没人知道
我所经历的痛苦，
我心惟一能做的
只是等待。
在你来之前我只是希望。
可能你看不出
对我你是多重要。
你是冲破
黑夜的曙光，
是晨光的希望，
把我周围世界照亮。
当我拥抱你，
贝贝，贝贝，你像贝贝，
事情都会很正常。
贝贝，贝贝，你就像贝贝，
自由如一支歌，
永远唱个不歇。
就在昨天当我悲伤，
当我寂寞时，
你给我指引路，
告别过去，
把过去的眼泪抛脑后。
明天会更美好，
胜过今天，
因为我抛掉了悲伤，
就在昨天。
我在你怀抱里找到了家园，
我真的不愿意去
世界任何一地。
生活在等我们，来与我共享。
最美好的事即将来临。
这么多事还要我们躬亲。
当我拥抱你，
贝贝，贝贝，你像贝贝，
事情都会很正常。
贝贝，贝贝，你就像贝贝，
自由如一支歌，
永远唱个不歇。
就在昨天当我悲伤，
当我寂寞时，
你给我指引路，
告别过去，
把过去的眼泪抛脑后。
明天会更美好，
胜过今天，
因为我抛掉了悲伤，
就在昨天。
就在昨天，就在昨天，
当我悲伤，
当我寂寞时，
你给我指引路。
告别过去，
把过去的眼泪抛脑后。
明天会更美好，
胜过今天，
因为我抛掉了悲伤，
就在昨天。
【注释】
①这首歌由卡伦·卡朋特（Karen Carpenter，1950—1983）演唱，J.贝提斯（J.Bettis）作词，R.卡朋特（R．Carpenter）作曲。
【语言点解析】
1．After long enough of being alone，
=After a time long enough of being alone，
2．Everyone must face/Their share of loneliness.
face：面对；正视。
例如：
My window faces a garden.我房间的窗口正对着一个花园。
The new government faces a lot of problems.新政府面临许多难题。
We must face the reality.我们必须正视现实。
share：一份儿。
Every farmer should have a share of land.每一个农民均应有其田。
Let me take a share of your sorrow.让我承担你一份哀愁。
3．In my own time nobody knew/The pain I was going through，...
=In private，nobody knew what pain I suffered from，...
in one’s own time：in private在独处时。
go through：经历。
例如：
In public he was always happy，but in his own time he was very lonely.在公众面前他总是很高兴，但当他独处时，他非常孤独。
They went through many hardships in the past years.过去几年他们吃了不少苦。
4．And waiting was all/My heart could do.
=All that my heart could do was waiting.
=All that I could do was to wait.
5．Hope was all I had until you came.
=Before you came I had only hope.Nothing was a reality.
即“你”到来之前，我只有等啊等，希望啊希望，一切均未成现实。
not...until：直到……才。
例如：
He did not go to bed until he had finished his homework.他完成作业后才去睡觉。
hope：希望；期望；使人抱有希望的人、事或情况。
例如：
He always cherishes a hope that he can find his missing car some day.他总抱有将来某天能找到他丢了的汽车的希望。
She has hopes of being promoted.她有升迁的希望。
You are my last hope.Please help me.你是我最后的希望。请帮我一把。
be beyond hope：没有希望。
build up/raise sb’s hopes：使某人抱有希望。
dash/shatter sb’s hopes：使某人失望；使某人的希望破灭。
hope for the best：希望获得最好的结果。
例如：
His recovery is beyond hope.他恢复健康是毫无希望的。
His boss raised his hopes too much.他的老板对他抱有过多的希望。
Your departure has shattered my hopes.你的离开使我的希望破灭。
Let’s hope for the best and prepare for the worst.咱们希望最好的，准备最坏的。
6．Maybe you can’t see/How much you mean to me.
=Perhaps you don’t know how important you are to me.
mean：意思是；意味；打算；意欲。
例如：
What do you mean by saying this？你说这话这是什么意思？
What does this sentence mean？这个句子是什么意思？
Does being friendly to others mean indifference to you？对别人友好意味着对你冷漠吗？
She means to look for a new job.她打算找一份新工作。
I did not mean to hurt you.我并不是有意伤害你的。
You mean a lot to me.你对我来说很重要。
7．You were the dawn/Breaking the night，...
=You were the dawn that breaks the night，...
breaking the night是个现在分词短语，修饰dawn，作dawn的定语。
break the night：打破（冲破）黑夜。
the dawn是个暗喻，比喻他给她带来光明的希望，这曙光冲破黑夜，让世界亮起来，让她的心亮起来。
8．The promise of morning light，/Filling the world surrounding me.
=（You were）the promise（hope）of morning light that fills the world around me.
9．从You were the dawn到surrounding me.共用两个比喻，一个是the dawn，一个是the promise，其实是一个意思，都是驱赶黑夜带来光明的意象。
10．When I hold you，...
=When I have you in my arms，...
=When I embrace you，...
11．Baby feels like baby，
feel like：摸起来像，感觉像是。
例如：
The material feels like cotton.这布料摸起来像是棉的。
feel like doing sth：想做某事。
例如：
She always feels like singing.她总是想唱歌。
I feel like having a walk.我想去散散步。
12．Things will be all right.
=Things will be O.K.
all right：正常；行（表示赞同）。
例如：
Do you feel all right？你感觉好（正常）吗？
13．You’re as baby.=You’re like a baby.
14．Free as a song/Singing for ever.
=You are as free as a song that continues for ever.
free在此为“自由自在”。
free：自由的；不固定的；通畅无阻的；有空闲的。
例如：
I’m a free man，not your slave.我是个自由人，不是你的奴隶。
The end of the rope was free.绳子的一端没有绑着。
The road is free.道路畅通无阻。
When you are free.Read some books.你有闲暇时，读几本书。
