Ada seorang pemahat batu tua yang tinggal di sebuah kabin di sisi gunung
And the old stone-cutter knew it won't be long before he died
Dan pemahat batu tua itu tahu bahwa waktunya tak lama lagi akan tiba
And all around his cabin were statues the man had made
Di sekitar kabinnya ada patung-patung yang dibuatnya
Statues that the buyers said were all of a mediocre grade
Patung-patung yang menurut para pembeli kualitasnya biasa saja
With his calloused hands he lit a lamp and laid down his head on his handmade table
Dengan tangan yang penuh kapalan, dia menyalakan lampu dan meletakkan kepalanya di atas meja buatannya
And he softly whispered Lord I'm old and shaky and I'm hardly able
Dan dia berbisik lembut, "Tuhan, aku sudah tua dan gemetar, aku hampir tidak mampu"
But give me strength and wisdom and give me a week at least
Tapi berikan aku kekuatan dan kebijaksanaan, beri aku waktu seminggu setidaknya
And I'll climb up to the top of this mountain and chisel out a masterpiece
Dan aku akan mendaki puncak gunung ini dan mengukir sebuah karya agung
The very next morning he felt new strength
Keesokan paginya, dia merasakan kekuatan baru
And he took his brand new hammer and the sharpest chisel
Dia mengambil palu barunya dan pahat yang paling tajam
He began to climb the mountain his old feet slipping in the freezing drizzle
Dia mulai mendaki gunung, kakinya yang tua tergelincir di tengah gerimis beku
When he finally reached the top he shouted to a world that didn't hear
Ketika akhirnya dia sampai di puncak, dia berteriak kepada dunia yang tak mendengar
I'll carve my masterpiece out of this marble boulder here
Aku akan mengukir karya agungku dari batu marmer ini
So the hammer beat the chisel and he hammered till an image grew
Jadi palu memukul pahat dan dia memukul hingga sebuah gambar muncul
Then he stopped to look it over to appraise his work when he was through
Kemudian dia berhenti untuk melihat dan menilai karyanya setelah selesai
It was a boy carrying a crippled boy and the old man said it isn't my masterpiece
Itu adalah gambar seorang anak yang menggendong anak cacat, dan pria tua itu berkata, "Ini bukan karya agungku"
I'll call it charity and then a masterpiece of mine will be
Aku akan menyebutnya amal, dan kemudian karyaku yang agung akan ada
So the hammer beat the chisel til another image in a marble grew
Jadi palu memukul pahat hingga gambar lain muncul di marmer
Then the wind began to blowing and he sat and rested when he was through
Kemudian angin mulai berhembus dan dia duduk beristirahat setelah selesai
It was the image of a mother holding her child
Itu adalah gambar seorang ibu yang menggendong anaknya
He said this is love as the world would know
Dia berkata, "Ini adalah cinta seperti yang diketahui dunia"
But it isn't my masterpiece and he began again as it began to snow
Tapi ini bukan karya agungku, dan dia mulai lagi saat salju mulai turun
The hammer beat the chisel as the snow fell harder and the wind grew and grew
Palu memukul pahat saat salju turun semakin deras dan angin semakin kencang
He fell to his knees holding a stone and he threw down his hammer and his chisel too
Dia terjatuh berlutut memegang batu dan dia melemparkan palu serta pahatnya
He lay frozen face down in the snow but one hand was held for the world to see
Dia tergeletak membeku menghadap ke bawah di salju, tapi satu tangannya terangkat untuk dilihat dunia
Cut in the marble was his masterpiece three neatly carved letters GOD
Terukir di marmer adalah karya agungnya, tiga huruf yang terukir rapi: TUHAN