The Giving Tree——by Shel Silverstein

　　爱心树——(美)谢尔·希尔弗斯坦

    这首歌的演唱者巴比贝尔是作者谢尔·希尔弗斯坦的老朋友，也是乡村歌坛资深艺人之一。这首“爱心树”就是他跟鬼才大师希尔弗斯坦合作，根据这篇儿童作品改编的歌曲。

　　Once, there was a tree...

　　从前有一棵大树

　　And she loved a little boy.

　　她喜欢上一个小男孩儿

　　Every day the boy would come.

　　这个小男孩儿每天都会来到树下

　　And he would gather her leaves,

　　采集她的树叶

　　Make them into crowns and play king of the forest.

　　做成王冠，想像自己就是森林之王

　　He would climb up her trunk,

　　他常常爬上她的树干

　　Swing from her branches and eat apples.

　　在树枝上荡秋千，吃树上结的苹果

　　They would play hide-and-go-seek.

　　他们一同玩着捉迷藏的游戏

　　And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.

　　当小男孩儿累了，他就在大树的树阴里睡觉

　　And the boy loved the tree... very much...

　　小男孩儿爱这棵树，非常非常爱她

　　And the tree was happy.

　　大树很快乐