去年在安排華姐的追思禮拜時﹐他兒子告訴我他要放這首歌給媽媽聽。

原本﹐他是打算在他的婚禮上放這首歌給媽媽的。 雖然那時後已三十出頭的他還沒有女朋友。   前一年﹐他才送走生病多年的父親﹐本來想媽媽總算可以喘口氣﹐過她自己想過的生活了。   誰料﹐一年後他竟然又得送媽媽回天家﹐成了孤兒。

他告訴我追思禮拜不要弄得很悲傷﹐因為他媽媽是個喜樂的人。 的確, 華姐是一位在患難中還是歡歡喜喜的好姐妹。

她常說：耶和華的喜樂是她的力量。 

又常用“常常喜樂﹐不住禱告﹐凡事謝恩”來勉勵自己和別人。

在播放這首歌的同時﹐他兒子也準備了華姐生平的幻燈秀一起播放。  我強忍著淚水﹐告訴自己不可以哭﹐不可以哭﹗  只是﹐在想念華姐的同時﹐我也想到自己遠在台灣的媽媽﹐想到自己是個多麼不孝的女兒﹐不能陪伴在父母身邊﹐眼淚就斷了線......



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmGaFUvNOk

Song For Mama  by Boyz II Men

You taught me everything and everything you've given me
I always keep it inside
You're the driving force in my life, yeah

There isn't anything or anyone I can be
And it just wouldn't feel right
If I didn't have you by my side

You were there for me to love and care for me
When skies were gray
Whenever I was down
You were always there to comfort me
And no one else can be what you have been to me
You'll always be you always will be the girl
In my life for all times

[Chorus]
Mama, mama you know I love you
Oh you know I love you
Mama, mama you're the queen of my heart
Your love is like tears from the stars
Mama, I just want you to know
Loving you is like food to my soul

You're always down for me
Have always been around for me even when I was bad
You showed me right from my wrong, yes you did

And you took up for me
When everyone was downing me
You always did understand
You gave me strength to go on

There was so many times
Looking back when I was so afraid
And then you come to me
And say to me I can face anything
And no one else can do
What you have done for me, you'll always be
You will always be the girl in my life

(我嘗試的翻譯- 放在追思禮拜程序單上的)

給媽媽的歌   by Boyz II Men

是妳教導我每一件事
所有妳給我的  我都會牢記在心上
因妳永遠是我生命的原動力

如果妳不在我身邊  什麼都不對勁
我不是﹐也不能成就什麼事

當天色灰暗  當我低沉時
妳總在我身旁  愛我 照顧我
妳總在我身旁  安慰我
沒有人能像妳對我那麼好
妳永遠永遠是我生命中最重要的的女人

＊媽媽 媽媽妳知道我愛妳，噢妳知道我愛妳
  媽媽 媽媽妳是我心中的皇后
  妳的愛像星星的眼淚
  媽媽 我要讓妳知道
  愛妳就像是我心靈的食物

妳總是在我身旁
即使我不好　妳還是在不離開
是妳讓我知道　什麼是對什麼是錯

當別人讓我失望的時候　妳總是鼓勵我
妳能夠了解我 　給我力量繼續向前

當我害怕的時候 　妳就來到我身旁
告訴我 我能面對任何事
沒有人能取代妳所為我付出的一切
妳永遠是我生命中最重要的女人