Little Bird – ציפורה קטנה
BY RITA SETTON – מאת רבקה סתהון
Let your wings fly free
Fly, fly
Away, little bird,
You, who has never known
The cold of a cage, just
The warmth of a nest and
The love of your mother.
Little bird,
Spread your wings far,
Let them reach wide,
Let the tips of your feathers
Graze the surface of the sun as it dawns–
Do not fear its heat,
It will sting for a heartbeat, a millisecond in a million,
But then you will know its warmth,
Sure as the laugh of your sister or the arms of a lover–
And kiss the moon goodnight.
Soar, little bird.
Rise above the clouds and surface of the treetops;
Do not be afraid
Of society’s boundless ocean of noise.
The waves will churn and roar, but you have wings,
My little bird,
With which you will transcend the world.
תני לכנפיים שלך לעוף
בחופשיות
עופי, עופי
,רחוק
ציפורה קטנה
את, שמעולם לא הכרת
את הקור של הכלוב, רק
את החום של הקן
.ואהבת אמא
,ציפורה קטנה
תפרשי את הכנפיים
,תשלחי אותם לכל הפינות שיש
תני לקצות נוצותיך
-לרחף על פני השמש
אל תפחדי מהחום
,יהיה כאב רק לפעימת הלב
,לאלפית השנייה מתוך מיליון
,ואז תכירי את החום בשמחה
עם הבהירות שאת מכירה את
,הצחוק של אבא
-או חיבוקי החבר
ותנשקי את הירח ״לילה טוב״
.עופי, ציפורה קטנה
.מעל העצים ומעל העננים
אל תפחדי מהים של רעש ורוע
,של החברה
,כי יש לך כנפיים ולב טהור
ואיתם את תתעלי
.מעל העולם
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