I Vow to Thee, My Country 我向妳起誓 我親愛的祖國
作詞：Cecil Spring-Rice (1918) 作曲：Gustav T. Holst (1921)
I vow to thee, my country - all earthly things above
我向妳起誓 我親愛的祖國 我願在妳面前獻上世間的一切
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
那是全然完美無缺的 就是我對妳奉獻的愛
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
那是不問任何原因的愛 更是衝破試煉的愛
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best
那是獻在祭壇上 最誠摯與最美好的愛
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price
一個永不凋零的愛 是情願付出一切代價的愛
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice
更是毫無畏懼獻上最後犧牲的愛
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago
有一個遙遠的國度 是我許久以前就聽過的
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know
對愛她的來說 是最親愛的故土 對知道她的 是最偉大的祖國
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
我們數也數不清她有多少精兵 我們也見不著她的國王
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
她的堡壘是由忠誠的心築起 為她受苦是至高的榮耀
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
在寧靜之中一個又一個的忠靈 為她凝聚了閃亮的團結
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.
她的道路是謙和之道 引領至最終和平王道！
And all her paths are peace.
所有她的道路都是和平王道
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