If I could have chosen where God would hide his heaven, 如果我可以选择，上帝会掩饰自己的天堂，

I would wish for it to be in the salt and swell of the ocean. 我想它是在盐和膨胀的海洋。

Carried by the currents to all continents' shores. 由电流输送到所有大陆“海岸。

Reaching into depths where the sun’s light has never shown. 伸手到深处，太阳的光芒从来没有显示。

Mixed with algae and coral. 混有海藻和珊瑚。

Breathed in by sharks and dolphins. 呼吸着被鲨鱼和海豚。

Sailed by tanker ships, private yachts, swam in by tourists. 由油轮，私人游艇航行，在游泳的游客。

Working its way up through inlets, lakes, and rivers, swamps, and estuaries. 它的工作方式透过入口，湖泊，河流，沼泽，河口和。

Down through limestone into the aquifer. 上下贯通的石灰石进入含水层。

Purified by the county, pumped through pipes and out faucets. 由县级纯化，泵通过管道和水龙头出来。

Filled into a glass to meet the thirst of our children. 装入玻璃，以满足孩子们的渴望。

   

If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman. 如果我可以选择，我会一直为女子所生。

My mother once told me she would have named me Laura. 我妈妈曾经告诉我，她会叫我劳拉。

I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her. 我长大了要坚强而美丽的喜欢她。

One day I’d find an honest man to make my husband. 有一天我会找到一个诚实的人做我的丈夫。

We would have two children, build our home on the Gulf of Mexico. 我们有两个孩子，打造我们的家在墨西哥湾。

Our family would spend hot summer days at the beach together. 我们的家庭将花费炎热的夏天，在海边一起。

The sun would kiss our skin as we played in the sand and water. 太阳公公亲吻我们的皮肤是我们在沙子和水起。

We would know we loved each other without having to say it. 我们都知道，我们彼此深爱着对方，而不必说了吧。

At night we would sleep with the windows of our house left open. 到了晚上，我们睡我们的房子敞开的窗户。

Letting the cool ocean air soothe the sunburned shoulders of our children. 让凉爽的海风抚慰我们的孩子的太阳晒黑的肩膀。

   

There is an Ocean in my soul where the waters do not curve. 有一个海洋在我的灵魂所在海域没有曲线。