《The Gift》歌词

[00:00:00] The Gift - Ameritz Tribute Standards (阿莫瑞兹致敬标准)

[00:00:06] A poor orphan girl named Maria

[00:00:12] Was walking to market one day

[00:00:17] She stopped for to rest by the road side

[00:00:22] Where a bird with a broken wing lay

[00:00:28] A few moments passed till she saw it

[00:00:34] For it's feathers were covered with sand

[00:00:40] And soon clean and wrapped it was traveling

[00:00:45] In the warmth of her weal small hand

[00:00:51] She happily gave her last peso

[00:00:56] Or a cage made of freshes and twine

[00:01:02] She fed it loose corn from the market

[00:01:08] And watched it grow stronger with time

[00:01:13] Now the Christmas Eve service was coming

[00:01:19] And the church armed with tinsel and light

[00:01:25] And all of the town folk brought presents

[00:01:30] To lay by the manger that night

[00:01:36] There were diamonds incents and perfumes

[00:01:41] And packages fit for a king

[00:01:47] But for one ragged bird in the small cage

[00:01:53] Maria had nothing to bring

[00:01:58] She waited till just before midnight

[00:02:04] So no one could see her go in

[00:02:10] And crying she knelt by the manger

[00:02:15] For her gift was unworthy of him

[00:02:21] Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness

[00:02:27] Maria what brings you to me

[00:02:32] If the bird in the cage is your offering

[00:02:38] Open the door let me see

[00:02:43] Though she trembled

[00:02:45] She did as he asked her

[00:02:49] And out of the cage the bird flew

[00:02:55] Soaring up into the rafters

[00:03:00] On a wing that had healed good as new

[00:03:06] And just then the midnight bells rang out

[00:03:11] And the little bird started to sing

[00:03:17] A song that no words could recapture

[00:03:23] Whose beauty was fit for a king

[00:03:28] Now Maria felt blessed just to listen

[00:03:34] To the cascade of notes sweet and long

[00:03:39] As her offering was lifted to heaven

[00:03:45] By the very first nightingale's song