已好一段日子沒做粵譯詩歌的工夫，上月讀到友人臉書上的帖子，貼出了他為這首聖詩做的粵譯，很有感動要做一個自己的版本，其一原因是詩句中提到主的僕人們徐徐老去，卻仍克苦盡忠，完成主工，深信上主仍扶持及記念，正跟自己近月埋首的教會史料搜集工作相合，讀著讀著這百多年間那些幾被這世代遺忘的忠主僕人的名字及其事蹟，很有感觸。
譯詞期間，試著試著，不竟生疏久了，要花好些時間力氣和禱告，才能拾回音節和文字之間的感覺，真的不敢想像有天自己也像歌詞中所言出現認知障礙的時候是怎樣的一回事，但願上主憐憫。
《憶記溜掉》（When Memory Fades）
Words by Dr. Mary Louise Bringle
Music by Jayne Southwick Cool, arr. by Eric Nelson
粵譯：海牛參：https://youtu.be/e4Qe87Wm4hU
憶記溜掉 腦中找不到記認
呆頭渾腦 眼望不清究竟
靈內盼聽到神重申愛不轉
心底苦痛懼怕盼聽祢聲
主是人生安康憑依滿有恩典
求從上賦予我堅忍勇氣
When mem’ry fades and recognition falters,
When eyes we love grow dim, And minds confused,
Speak to our souls of love that never alters;
Speak to our hearts by pain and fear abused.
O God of life and healing peace, empow’r us
With patient courage, by your grace infused.憶記溜掉 腦中找不到記認
呆頭渾腦 眼望不清究竟
靈內盼聽到神重申愛不轉
心底苦痛懼怕盼聽祢聲
主是人生安康憑依滿有恩典
求從上賦予我堅忍勇氣
When mem’ry fades and recognition falters,
When eyes we love grow dim, And minds confused,
Speak to our souls of love that never alters;
Speak to our hearts by pain and fear abused.
O God of life and healing peace, empow’r us
With patient courage, by your grace infused.益見孱弱 縱青春朝氣已逝
提著倦臂 老僕刻苦作工
仍熱切不懈完成今世差事
遵依主隱密奧秘的意旨
雖為其哀慟仍然欣慶信奉
神常健膀臂在堅穩扶持
神常健膀臂在堅穩扶持
As the frailness grows, and youthful strengths diminish,
In weary arms, which worked their earnest fill.
Your aging servants labor now to finish….
Their earthly tasks as fits your myst’ry’s will.
We grieve their waning, yet rejoice, believing,
Your arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.
Your arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.於祢靈內有不息恩惠永在
從前及以後互交織契通
明淨滿光耀 留存一切歡樂
主工的價值沒半點落空
主願懷抱所有微小供獻踐行
蒙神念記不死生命來臨
Within your spirit, goodness lives unfading.
The past and future mingle into one.
All joys remain, un-shadowed light pervading.
No valued deed will ever be undone.
Your mind enfolds all finite acts and off’rings.
Held in your heart, our deathless life is won.憶記溜掉 腦中找不到記認
When mem’ry fades and recognition falters,神常健膀臂在堅穩扶持
Your arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.