Ode To Freedom

If I ever write my
若我為自由
Ode to Freedom
譜寫一首頌歌
It will be in prose that chimes with me
它將以散文形式呈現，並發自肺腑
It would be a simple
它會是一首
Ode to Freedom
純粹的“獻給自由的頌歌”
Not pretentious, but with dignity
毫無矯飾炫耀，而散發著高尚的光芒
I would like to think that freedom is
我傾向於認為
More than just a word
“自由”這個字眼的含義不止流於紙面
In grand and lofty language
若以華麗堂皇、曲高和寡的語言作為載體
Odes to Freedom often go unheard
人們往往充耳不聞，使其湮滅於世間

If I ever wrote my
若我為自由
Ode to Freedom
譜寫一首頌歌
Being privileged and spoilt for choice
有太多的創作體裁可供選擇
Then I fear that you would
那麼，我擔憂
Be suspicious
自己為自由發聲的初衷
Of the cause to which Id lend my voice
將會受到質疑
Its elusive and its hard to hold
（創作靈感）亦稍縱即逝
Its a fleeting thing
難以捉摸

Thats why there is no Ode to Freedom truly worth remembering
正因如此，世間並不存在真正值得銘記的自由頌歌
I wish someone would write an Ode to Freedom that we all could sing
我期冀著，有人能譜寫一首讓世人得以口口相傳的自由頌歌