I may not be every mother’s dream for her little girl,
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.
But that’s all right, as long as I can have one wish I pray:
When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say,
也许我非母亲理想中的甜美模样,
也许我的容貌也无法令世人景仰。
但都无所谓,只要我能许一个愿:
当人们探究我的人生,我希望听到他们说,
She’s got her Father’s eyes, 
Her Father’s eyes;
Eyes that find the good in things,
When good is not around;
Eyes that find the source of help,
When help just can’t be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you’re going through
And feeling it the same.
Just like my Father’s eyes,
My Father’s eyes,
My Father’s eyes,
Just like my Father’s eyes.
她的眼睛像父亲,
父亲的眼睛;
当好景不在,
这双明眸能发现美好;
当孤立无助,
这双明眸能寻找光明的源泉;
满载同情的双眸,
将苦痛看透;
明白你内心的挣扎,
感同身受。
我的眼睛像父亲,
父亲的眼睛,
父亲的眼睛,
我的眼睛像父亲。
And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done,
Good and bad they’ll all be had to see by everyone.
And when you’re called to stand and tell just what you saw in me,
More than anything I know, I want your words to be,
当我们要为一生交账的那一天到来,
善恶所作一一尽现人前,
当你被召唤说出我在你眼中的模样,
我最想听到你说的莫过于,
She had her Father’s eyes,
Her Father’s eyes;
Eyes that found the good in things,
When good was not around;
Eyes that found the source of help,
When help would not be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you’re going through,
And feeling it the same.
Just like my Father’s eyes,
My Father’s eyes,
My Father’s eyes,
Just like my Father’s eyes.
My Father’s eyes,
My Father’s eyes,
Just like my Father’s eyes.
她的眼睛像父亲,
父亲的眼睛;
当好景不在,
这双明眸能发现美好;
当孤立无助,
这双明眸能寻找光明的源泉;
满载同情的双眸,
将苦痛看透;
明白你内心的挣扎,
感同身受。
我的眼睛像父亲,
父亲的眼睛,
父亲的眼睛,
我的眼睛像父亲。
父亲的眼睛,
父亲的眼睛,
我的眼睛像父亲。
不经典不推荐 
艾美·葛兰特(Amy Grant, born November 25,1960)犹记得她少女时期所面临的种种问题:青春痘、牙套、厚重的眼镜,甚至爱上姐姐的男朋友,这些青涩年代常有的遭遇曾在许多流行歌曲中被反复描述,但关于宗教神圣经验的歌曲在当时却不多见,于是年纪轻轻的她决定开始创作描述美好宗教经验的福音歌曲。
“我是个基督教徒,我想唱些关于它的歌。”
出生于美国乔治亚州的Amy Grant在15岁的那一年,以一卷灌录自己所写的、关于信念的歌曲的试唱带给福音音乐厂牌Word Records的高层主管留下深刻的印象,随后为自己赢得了一份唱片合约。艾美在就读高中与大学期间就与挚友兼音乐制作人Brown Bannister合作灌录了《Amy Grant》、《Father’s Eyes》、《Never Alone》3张专辑。Amy Grant是少数可以轻易跨“福音/流行”两领域的歌手。自1977年发行第一张专辑,至今已50岁的她还活跃于音乐界,堪称福音乐坛的“长青树”。她坐拥全美18张白金唱片认证,荣获6座格莱美奖与24座圣鸽奖(Dove Awards,福音音乐学会最高荣誉)。
Amy Grant有一把温暖柔和的嗓音——春天听她的歌,像春风拂面;冬天听她的歌,如冬日裹身。曲中反复吟唱的Father其实并非简单意义上的“父亲”,大写的Father其实指的是仿如众生之父的the God。Amy Grant用甜美流畅的声线,把身为一个基督教徒对上帝虔诚的爱,转化作女儿对父亲般的爱戴与依恋。与此同时,她也在告诉我们,God is like your father and God can also be one of us, as long as you’ve got such faithful eyes of compassion,让即使不是基督教徒的人也能感受到由诚善之心所焕发出的力量。
翻译、赏析:立及夕