妈妈别哭 (Mother, do not cry)

妈妈别哭，我现在已没有痛苦

不用再看我，你一辈子也会记住

地震来得那么唐突

没有什么可以遮护

幸存的同学真让人羡慕

那一刻，求生的愿望强烈却茫然无助

妈妈别哭，我不能陪你走今后的路

这么多人陪我我不会孤独

却担心你悲痛地泪流如注

我多么希望你能幸福

我多想长大了孝敬父母

我真的不想早走这一步

妈妈别哭，地震是大地在发怒

也许是它一时糊涂

才伤害了这么多无辜

我只是不幸中的一卒

还有更多的人惨不忍睹

泪水掀不起压我的混凝土

妈妈别哭，别再抱着我幼小的身躯

我已没有往日的温度

呼吸和心跳已经止住

请给我换上爱穿的衣服

拿来我爱读的书

假如天堂里还有学府

我会在梦中告诉你考试的分数

妈妈别哭，天灾人祸是对圣灵的荼毒

你柔弱的身躯无法挡住

只要妈妈你还活着

就是上天对我们的眷顾

因为有你，每年清明那小坟上，会多一锹土

Mother, do not cry. I am no longer in pain now
You will not need to look at me again to remember me for a lifetime
The earthquake came suddenly;
Nothing could shield us from its destruction
We really envy our schoolmates who survived
At that moment, the desire to fight for life was intense but alas, futile
Mother, do not cry. I cannot accompany you on life’s road any more
There are many people with me and I won’t be lonely
But I worry that sorrowfully tears flow endlessly
How I hope that you can be happy
How I want to grow up and be filial to you
I really do not want to leave this early
Mother, do not cry. The earthquake is but Earth’s anger
Perhaps it was muddled for a while
Not realizing how it wrought misfortune to that many
I was only one of the unfortunate ones;
There are more worse off than me
Your tears cannot raise the concrete slabs off me
Mother, do not cry. Do not hold my young body
I no longer have the warmth of the days past
Breaths and heartbeats have already stopped
Please put on my favourite clothes
And bring me my favourite books
If there is a school in the heaven
I will tell you my examination score in your dream
Mother, do not cry. Natural and man-made disasters are our tribulations
Which your delicate body is unable to block
So long as, Mother, you are also living
It is Heaven’s blessings on us
Because of you, at each All Souls, a new layer of soil will be added to our little graves