親愛的媽媽，
去年妳生日的時候，我送給妳我開始自學吉他後第一首學會的歌：《今天是妳的生日，媽媽》。妳說，妳好喜歡，覺得好像每一天都是妳生日。我說，那妳每年生日我都學一首歌唱給妳聽。只是我當時沒想到，第一次竟然成了最後一次。唯一稍微值得安慰的，就是我至少還唱了一首歌給妳。
這首《我想念妳，媽媽》是我在合唱團學的。我很喜歡這首歌，因為我覺得每一個字都唱出了我的心聲。前年我們有表演過，但是忘了有沒有給妳看影片了（因為這首歌跟《今生今世》一樣，也有唱著唱的就淚灑舞台的風險）。總之，今年我找到了吉他譜，找到了原唱的英文歌詞，雖然不知道妳聽不聽得見，但是還是想學起來送給妳。我覺得我今年彈得唱得都比去年好了，如果妳知道我在工作和生活的各個方面都還是繼續努力進步、提升自己，妳應該很放心吧？
八個多月了，我還是每天都好想念妳。
Dear Mom,
Last year for your birthday, I sang you the first song that I learned to play on the guitar, “It’s Your Birthday Today, Mother.” You said you loved it so much, and you felt like every day was your birthday. I said I would sing you a song for your birthday every year. Back then, I didn’t know that my first song for you would become my last. The only thing that comforts me (very slightly) is that I at least sang a song for you.
I learned “Mother of Mine” from WSingers. I love this song because every word feels like the voice of my heart. We performed this song in 2019, but I forgot if I ever sent you our videos (because just like “All Throughout My Life,” sometimes I couldn’t control my emotions on stage). This year, I found the guitar sheet music and the original English lyrics. I don’t know if you can hear me, but I still wanted to learn it and sing for you. I think I am singing and playing the guitar better than last year — I hope your mind can be in peace if you know that I continue to make progress in work, hobbies, and all aspects of my life, just like what you would have done.
It has been more than eight months, but I still miss you so much, every single day.