To all the good police
致所有的好警察
In the freezing wintry gust
You stand tall like a colossal Greek statue.
The ocean storm seems to veer away from you,
Awed by that indomitable courage!
In the sweltering haze of summer-noon,
Your dignified smile diffuses complaints.
The high sun would shy to fight your endurance.
In the chaos of traffic hours Your assuring arms restore order,
Never expect a thanks.
在凍人的寒風中，
你們挺拔地站立著，好比雄偉的希臘雕像。
大海的暴風雨似乎避著你而轉向，
畏怯那不屈不撓的勇氣!
在悶熱蒸騰的夏天正午，
你高貴的微笑化散了抱怨，
高高的太陽也不敢與你的耐力奮戰。
在混亂的交通時段，
你令人心安的臂膀使秩序恢復。
從不希求一聲感謝。
When I forget to slow down on busy streets,
You reproach me back to a safe speed.
When I locked myself out at midnight,
You said 「Welcome home,」 with master key and a smile!
When I am lost on the stressful motorway
You drive with me to the right place.
You even speak my language.
Well! You did try…
當我在繁忙的街道上忘記緩速時，
你以斥責讓我回到安全速度。
當我深夜被鎖在門外，
你以萬用鑰匙及一個微笑，對我說：「歡迎回家!」
當我迷失在令人緊張的高速公路，
你伴我一起行駛到正確地點。
你甚至講我的語言。
好吧!你真的嘗試了…
Tough on the baddies, Soft on the meeks.
Though having to deal much
With negative sides of human character,
Surprisingly, your heart still reserves plenty of trust.
In ten-thousand-ways
You show your genuine goodness!
在壞人面前，你是強悍的;
在溫順者面前，你是柔和的。
雖然常常必須應付人性的負面，
但驚喜地，你的心仍然保留許多信任。
以萬種方式
你展現了真誠的良善!
I remember
When we first met You carried me off to the roadside
(My second failed attempt On a motorbike).
You were yelling at the paramedics:
「Do something, do something…
Will she be alright, will she be alright?」
Your face was like
That of a worried father Your aura was like
That of an angel’s.
The face I will always remember…
我記得
當我們首度相遇時，
你將我抬到路邊。
(我第二次騎機車失敗)
你對醫務人員大喊：
「趕快行動，趕快行動…
她還好嗎，她還好嗎?」
你的臉孔好像
一位憂心的父親，
你的靈光好像
一位天使。
這個臉孔我永記在心…
Oh yes, I know you well In a foreign town,
In my home village,
In a scary alley so narrow and dark,
On a deserted beach at dawn…
You are mostly alone Or just with God!
喔，是的，我好熟悉你。
在外國的城鎮，
在我的家鄉村落，
在又窄又暗的***小巷，
在破曉時分的無人海灘…
你多半單獨行動，
或只與上帝搭檔!
You are the day-to-day bravest soldier
Fighting a constant war
Against violence and injustice;
Saving the weak, Shielding the innocent,
Putting your life at risk
To keep safety and peace
For your citizens,
And for the ones you don’t know even:
Like me, eh!
「Just a tourist…」
你是日常生活中最勇敢的軍人，
打著一場持續的戰爭，
對抗暴力與不平;
拯救弱小，
捍衛無辜，
甘冒生命危險，
維持人民的安全與和平。
甚至為了你所不認識的人：
嗯，像我!「一位旅客罷了…」
But I am also the public
Who is inspired to write you this poem.
For it is Noël
And this shall be our modest gift:
A feedback ribboned with something positive,
Packaged with Love and sealed with
Respect that is due to you.
So that someday, when you feel you are through
Dealing with darkness!
You may remember this letter somehow
Knowing the public loves you!
It’s just that society still breeds defects, so inexplicable!
But we』ll all try different ways to mend…
但是我同樣也是普羅大眾，
以心中靈感寫給你這首詩。
因為這是聖誕節，
這是我們的一份薄禮：
將一份感想，系上肯定的絲帶，
以愛來包裝，並以對你的尊敬來封緘。
所以有朝一日，當你覺得不想再對付邪惡時，
也許你會記得這封信，
知道大眾是愛你的!
只是社會仍醞釀著缺陷，真令人費解!
但我們都會嘗試不同的方法來糾正…
Now it is a special season
And I am not sure what to send!
(You know…to a police!)
So just sincerely wish you a nice Christmas
As the old year rolls to an end:
May we all start a happy life afresh,
May our days bear pleasant events.
現在是一個特別的季節，
我不曉得該寄什麼!
(我是指…給一位警察!)
只好誠心地祝你有個美好的聖誕節。
值此歲末年終之時，
願我們都重新開展一個快樂生活，
願我們的日子擁有愉快的事情。
Hopefully they will all vanish, 「the bads,」
But even then,
It’s always nice to see a police around
Walking tall, looking good, talking proud,
In the uniform that represents protectiveness.
Strong but fair, humble but fearless.
You are the Quiet Hero
Who 「love what we do」(*)
And the people love you.
希望它們全都消失--那些壞事，
但是即使這樣，
看到有警察在旁總是好的。
挺拔地走著，英姿煥發，自信的言談，
穿著一身有如保衛象徵的制服。
強壯但公正，謙卑但無懼，
你是沉默的英雄，
你「愛做這一行」(*)，
而人們也愛你。
(*) Quote from a police, met on the street.
(*) 引用自街上遇到的一位警察