The Absentee

Someone is absent, the shepherd said
有人缺席了 牧师说道
As over my classbook he bent his head
他低下头看着我的点名簿
For several Sundays absent too
好几个礼拜日都没有来
So tell me teacher what did you do?
那么告诉我 老师你做了什么
I didn't call as perhaps I should
或许我该打个电话然而我没打
I sent some cards but they did no good
寄了几张卡片但没有什么用
I never heard and she never came
我未收到回信 她也没有来过
So I decided to drop her name
所以我打算除掉她的名字
He answered gravely, The fault was mine
他严肃地回答说 这是我的错
Hundred, no, there were ninety nine
这里有一百只 不 九十九只羊
One was lost and dark and cold
有一只走失了 周围黑暗且寒冷
I sought that sheep that had left the fold
我去寻找那只离栏的羔羊
The path was stony and edged with thorns
小路崎岖遍布荆棘
My feet were wounded bruised and torn
我的双脚伤痕累累
I kept on searching not counting the cost
我仍然不顾一切地反复寻找
And overjoyed when I found the lost
找到走丢的羊会令我无比喜悦
Thus spoke the shepherd in tender tones
牧羊人温和地说着
I looked and lo, I was all alone
我找找寻寻 孤单无助
But God, a vision, had sent to me
天哪 我已经看到了
To show his will towards the absentee
他要找到缺席者的决心