But somehow those three little words

　　但不知道為什么這小小的三個(gè)字

　　Are the hardest ones to share.

　　卻最難與人分享

　　And fathers say "I love you"

　　而父親說"我愛你"

　　In ways that words can't match--

　　用言語沒法比擬的方式

　　With tender bed time stories

　　或是溫和地在床頭講故事

　　Or a friendly game of catch!

　　或是一場(chǎng)友好的捉迷藏游戲

　　You can see the words "I love you"

　　你可以看到"我愛你"這些字

　　In a father's boyish eyes

　　從父親孩子起的眼睛里

　　When he runs home,all excited,

　　當(dāng)他興奮地跑回家

　　With a poorly wrapped surprise.

　　臉上帶著難以掩飾的驚喜

　　A father says "I love you"

　　父親說"我愛你"

　　With his strong helping hands

　　用他強(qiáng)有力的援助之手

　　With a smile when you're in trouble

　　用他的微笑幫你度過難關(guān)

　　With the way he understands.

　　用他所理解的方式

　　He says "I love you" haltingly.

　　他躊躇地說"我愛你"

　　With awkward tenderness--

　　帶著笨拙的溫柔

　　It's hard to help a four-year-old into a party dress!

　　幫一個(gè)四歲小孩穿上派對(duì)禮服實(shí)在是不容易!

　　He speaks his love unselfishly

　　他無私地表達(dá)他的愛

　　By giving all he can

　　付出他的全部

　　To make some secret dream come true.

　　讓心底的夢(mèng)想成真

　　Or follow through a plan.

　　或追求一個(gè)計(jì)劃

　　A father's seldom-spoken love

　　父親很少說出口的愛

　　Sounds clearly through the years--

　　隨著光陰流逝變得清晰

　　Sometimes in peals of laughter,

　　有時(shí)在響亮的笑聲中

　　Sometimes through happy tears.

　　有時(shí)在歡樂的淚水中

　　Perhaps they have to speak their love

　　可能他們表達(dá)他們的愛

　　In a fashion all their own.

　　只能用自己的方式

　　Because the love that fathers feel

　　因?yàn)楦赣H的愛

　　Is too big for words alone!