WHY DOES SHE WEEP?

 HUSH then

     why do you cry?

     It's you and me

     the same as before.

 

     If you hear a rustle¹

     it's only a rabbit

     gone back to his hole

     in a bustle².

 

     If something stirs in the branches

     overhead, it will be a squirrel moving

     uneasily, disturbed by the stress

     of our loving.

 

     Why should you cry then?

     Are you afraid of God

     in the dark?

 

     I'm not afraid of God.

     Let him come forth³.

     If he is hiding in the cover

     let him come forth.

 

     Now in the cool of the day

     it is we who walk in the trees

     and call to God "Where art thou?"

     And it is he who hides.

 

     Why do you cry?

     My heart is bitter.

     Let God come forth to justify⁴

     himself now.

 

     Why do you cry?

     Is it Wehmut, ist dir weh?

     Weep then, yea

     for the abomination of our old righteousness,

 

     We have done wrong

     many times;

     but this time we begin to do right.

 

     Weep then, weep

     for the abomination of our past righteousness.

     God will keep

     hidden, he won't come forth.

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1 rustle   

v.沙沙作响；偷盗(牛、马等)；n.沙沙声声

参考例句：

• She heard a rustle in the bushes.她听到灌木丛中一阵沙沙声。
• He heard a rustle of leaves in the breeze.他听到树叶在微风中发出的沙沙声。

2 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？