音乐可以成为强大的治疗方式 Music can be a powerful healer

The late Canadian songwriter-poet Leonard Cohen alludes to the power of music in his uplifting song "Hallelujah" when he tells of a "secret chord" that pleased the heavens.

加拿大已故歌手和诗人Leonard Cohen曾在歌曲Hallelujah中写道，取悦主的神秘和弦，暗示了音乐的力量。

Music, that mysterious force that's unleashed as sound becomes melody, has kept most of us afloat at one time or another during times of trouble.

音乐这种神秘力量一直帮我们度过一个又一个困境。

For a reminder of music's healing nature, you need only watch—and listen—to the video of the brave young Chinese girl who lives in perpetual darkness.

你只需要观看和倾听一个勇敢的中国盲女孩的视频，就能感受到音乐治愈的本能。

You'd have to be made of Easter Island stone not to be moved by the story of 8-year-old Evie Hurst, whose tiny voice quivers with fear when, faced with a frightening ordeal, she finds strength through singing.

除非你是铁石心肠，否则八岁的Evie Hurst的故事，绝对会让你感动。她被恐惧折磨，却从歌唱中找到了力量。

Evie, you see, was born without eyes. She was adopted in China by an American couple at the age of 4 when, according to adoptive mother Katie Hurst, the girl "was failing to thrive for unknown reasons".

Evie出生在中国，天生没有眼球。一对美国夫妇在她四岁时收养了她。妻子Katie Hurst说，某种莫名的原因让她爱上了这个女孩。

In a video her mother made this year, and which has since gone viral, Evie is restrained in a gurney while being prepared for a brain scan after having suspected seizures.

今年Katie拍了一段视频，Evie因为疑似癫痫，被固定在设备准备接受脑部检查。

As nurses prep the frightened young girl—I should mention that her dread of doctors and hospitals had caused a panic attack shortly beforehand—her mother encourages Evie to sing. So the trembling youngster clears her throat and, feebly at first, sings the opening lines of her favorite song, Scars to Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara.

小姑娘特别害怕医生和医院，所以当护士给她检查时，Katie鼓励她唱歌。

"She just wants to be beautiful. She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits," the youngster begins with a grimace. "Oh, she don't see the light that's shining. Deeper than the eyes can find it."

于是这个小姑娘开始唱歌了。

Then, as Evie struggles to maintain her brave face, a music therapist who'd been summoned to the room to comfort her begins to accompany the girl, singing softly while gently strumming a guitar.

一位房间里的音乐治疗师也开始弹起吉他，轻柔伴唱。

The effect is magical. Evie's voice grows stronger: "But there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark. You should know you're beautiful just the way you are."

音乐的效果惊人，小姑娘的声音越来越响亮。

Little Evie serves as a reminder that simple music, healing music, wields a power far beyond the physics involved. It can carry us through crisis, inspire us, bring tears or laughter, and even transport us back to special moments long past.

她让我们想起了简单和治愈的音乐，功效远超物理方式。音乐可以让我们解决危机，鼓舞我们，带来眼泪或笑声，甚至让回到很久以前的特殊时刻。

Music also brings us together, no matter our background or tastes. In a euphoric encounter the first time I went to Roots Reggae bar at Houhai Lake in Beijing, I watched as the house band, whose members hailed from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, shifted from reggae songs to the enchanting, gypsy-influenced folk music of their region. In that moment, music became a bridge of friendship and understanding.

无论背景和品位，音乐将人们团结在一起。我第一次去北京后海的Roots Reggae酒吧时，看到演奏雷鬼音乐的维族乐队，开始表演维族的民歌。

Evie's mother knows just how powerful and transformative music can be. In a posting on a GoFundMe account set up to help pay for her daughter's medical expenses as well as her music therapy, which isn't covered by insurance, she writes:

Evie的妈妈知道音乐的力量。她创立了一个账号，为Evie众筹医药费和音乐疗法费用。这些费用都不包含在医疗保险中。

When "we adopted Evie…  (she) could not eat or drink without assistance. But here is the magic and miracle—one day she sang to me and her sister. And our eyes got really big when we heard her obvious talent. It was then that we knew she had the fight in her to make it out of this."

她写到：“我们收养了Evie......她无法独立进食和喝水。但奇迹发生了，有一天她为我和姐姐唱歌，我们为她的歌喉所倾倒。那时我们知道她有勇气克服一切。”

Though music's magic cannot be quantified—it's like a mist you try to grab, only to open your hand and find there's nothing there—we nonetheless owe musicians our unending gratitude. From the stars performing on concert stages to the street buskers to the therapists helping to lift the spirits of Evie and countless others, musicians, rich or poor, popular or unknown, all carry on the noble minstrel tradition.

音乐的魔力无法量化，就好像你试图抓住一团雾，但什么也抓不到。我们无疑欠音乐家们无尽的感激。从舞台上的明星到街头艺人，再到帮助Evie的音乐治疗师，无数或贫穷或富有，或有名或无名的音乐家们，都传承了音乐的传统。

Evie's journey on the road to healing continues, meanwhile, and her mother says the youngster is learning to play guitar. Let's hope she'll continue to inspire us.

Evie的治愈旅程还将继续，同时，她的母亲表示，小姑娘正在学吉他。希望她将继续激励我们。