無垢と経験の歌 Songs of Innocence and Experience

無垢の歌 Songs of Innocence

羊飼い。THE SHEPHERD.

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甘美なれ、羊飼いの運命(さだめ)。

朝から晩までさまよい歩き、

日がな、羊を追いかけよ、

その舌、賛美に満ちるべし。

HOW sweet is the shepherd's sweet lot;

From the morn to the evening he strays;

He shall follow his sheep all the day,

And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

子羊たちの無邪気な呼び声を聞き、

また聞く、雌羊たちの優しい返事を。

目を光らせる、彼等安らかなるとき、

彼等知ればこそ、羊飼い近く在りと。

For he hears the lambs' innocent call,

And he hears the ewes' tender reply;

He is watchful while they are in peace,

For they know when their shepherd is nigh.