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The Rose
玫瑰
Some say love it is a river that drowns
the tender reed
有人说,爱是条河
容易将柔弱的芦苇淹没
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
有人说,爱是把剃刀
会任由你的灵魂流血
Some
say love it is a hunger and endless aching need
有人说,爱是种饥渴
一种无尽的带痛的需求
I say
love it is a flower and you its only seed
我说,爱是一朵花
;
而你,是唯一的花种
It's the heart afraid of breaking that
never learns to dance
是因为心害怕被伤害
所以永远不学习跳舞
It's
the dream afraid of waking that never takes the
chance
是因为梦担心被惊醒
所以永远错失机会
It's the one who won't be taken who
cannot seem to give
不愿吃亏的人
不懂得付出
And the
soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
忧心死亡的灵魂
不懂得生活
When the
night has been too lonely and the road has been
too long
当夜显得寂寞不堪
,去路显得无尽漫长
And you
think that love is only for the lucky and the
strong
当你觉得只有幸运者
及强者才有幸得到爱
Just
remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow
请记住,在冬日那片酷雪下
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
深藏着一粒种子
In the spring becomes the
rose
一旦春阳临照,就能幻化成一朵玫瑰
另一个版本的翻译
THE ROSE
some say love,it is a river that drowns
the tender reed.
有人说,爱是一条会淹没弱者的河流
some say love,it is a razor that leaves
your soul to bleed.
有人说,爱是让你灵魂血流不止的剃刀
some say love,it is a hunger, an
endless aching need.
有人说,爱是永不满足的欲望
i
say love,it is a flower, and you it's only seed.
我认为,爱是一朵花,而你是唯一的种子
it's the heart,afraid of breaking, that
never learns to dance.
从未去学习舞蹈,是因为心害怕受伤
it's the dream,afraid of waking, that
never takes a chance.
从未去尝试,是因为害怕美梦破灭
it's the one who won't be taken, who
cannot seem to give.
这是一个永远不会被他人选中的人,因为他不愿意付出
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and the soul,afraid of dyin', that
never learns to live.
最后,这个灵魂在惧怕中死亡,却从来没有学会如何去生活
when the night has been too lonely,
在孤独寂寞的夜晚里
and the
road has been too long,
在漫漫无际的路途中
and you
think that love is only for the lucky and the
strong,
你也许会认为,自己不够强大不够幸运,无法得到那独一无二的爱
p>
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows,
但是请记住,在严冬的积雪之下
lies the seed,that with the sun's love,
正有一颗期待阳光的种子
in
the spring becomes the rose
当春天来临的时候,它会绽放成一朵玫瑰
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A love before time
超越时间的爱情
if the
sky opened up for me
如果天空为我打开
and the
mountains disappeared
群山消失
if the seas can dry turned to dust
如果大海干枯化为尘土
and
the sun refused to rise
太阳不再升起
i would
still find my way by the light i see in your eyes
我还是会依靠在你眼里看到的光亮找到我的路
the world i know fades away but you
stay
我所熟悉的世界消失了,但是你还在
as the earth reclaims its
due and the cycle starts anew
当地球收回他的东西,又开始了新的轮回,
we'll stay always in the love that we
have shared before time
我们将永远沉浸在我们以前就拥有的爱里
if the years take away every memory
that i have
如果时光带走我所有的记忆
i would still know the way that would
lead me back to your side.
我还是能找到指引我回到你身边的路
the north star may die
北极星也许会消逝
but the
light that i see in your eyes will burn there
always
但是我从你眼里看到的光亮,将永远燃烧
lit by the love we have
shared before time
被我们以前就拥有的爱所点燃
(when the forest turns to jade)
当森林变成玉石
(and the
stories that we've made)
我们虚构的故事被忘却
(dissolve away one shining light will
still remain
那闪闪的光亮却始终还在
(when we shed our earthly
skin)
当我们褪去我们俗世的外壳
(and when our real life
begins)
当我们开始我们真实的生活
(there'll be no shame)
不再有耻辱
Just the
love that we have made before time
只有我们超越时间的爱情
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Angle
天使
Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
用全部的时间等待第二次机会
For
a break that would make it OK
因为逃避能使一切更好
There
’
s always
some reasons to feel not good enough
总是有理由说感觉不够好
And
it
’
s hard at the end of the
day
在一日将尽之时觉得难过
I
need some distraction or a beautiful release
我需要散散心,或是一个美丽的解脱
Memories seep from my veins
回忆自我的血管渗出
Let me
be empty and weightless
让我体内空无一物
And
maybe I
’
ll find some peace
tonight
也许今晚我可以得到一些平静
In the arms of the angel
在天使的怀里
Fly away
from here
飞离此地
From this dark, cold hotel room
远离黑暗、阴冷的旅馆房间
And
the endlessness that you fear
和你无穷的惧怕
You are
pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
你在无声的幻梦残骸中被拉起
You
are in the arms of the angel
在天使的怀里
May you
find some comfort here
愿你能得到安慰
So tired of the straight line
厌倦了走直线
And
everywhere you turn
你转弯的每一个地方
There
’
re vultures
and thieves at your back
总有兀鹰和小偷跟在身后
The
storm keeps on twisting
暴风雨仍肆虐不止
You keep
on building the lies
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你仍在建构谎言
That you
make up for all that you lack
以弥补你所欠缺的
It
don
’
t make no difference,
escape one last time
但那于事无补,再逃避一次
It
’
s easier to
believe
会使人更容易相信
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious
sadness
在这甜蜜的疯狂、光荣的忧伤里
That brings me to my knees
使我颔首屈膝
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The color of the wind
风的色彩
You think
you own whatever land you land on
你以为所踏之地非你莫属
Earth
is just a dead thing you can claim
你说大地无非死物
But I
know every rock and tree and creature has a life,
has a spirit, has a name
但我
却知道岩石有生命
,
树木有灵魂
,
p>
万物皆有名
think the
only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like
you
你以为和你有着同样面孔与思维的生物才叫人类
But if you walk the footsteps of a
stranger
You learn things
you never knew
You never
knew
如果你另辟蹊径
,
会发现很多东西你一无所知
从来不知
Have you
ever heard the wolf cry
你听过狼嚎吗
to the
blue corn moon?
对着那清冷的满月
?
Or ask
the grinning bobcat why he grinned
去问那山猫吧
,
问它为何神秘微笑
Can you sing with all the voices
of the mountains?
你可以应和那山谷幽幽的回音吗
Can you paint with all the colors of
the wind?
你可以绘出那旖旎在风中的缤纷色彩吗
?
Can you paint with all the colors of
the wind?
你可以吗
?
come run the hidden pine trails of the
forest
来吧
,
奔跑在隐蔽的松林小径
Come taste
the sun-sweet berries of the earth
来吧
,
品尝那大地上甘醇甜美的浆果
Come roll in all the riches all
around you
来吧
,
p>
尽情舞蹈在这美丽的富饶
And for
once never wonder what they're worth
不再去想是否值得
The
rainstorm and the rivers are my brothers
狂暴的风雨和丰沛的河流是我的兄弟
And the heron and the otter are my
friends
自由的苍鹰和调皮的水獭是我的朋友
And we are all connected to each other
我们彼此相连
,
紧紧相依
,
In a circle in a
hoop that never ends
自然的轨迹<
/p>
,
生生不息
How high does the sycamore grow If you
cut it down, then you'll never know
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如果你砍去枫树
,
永远也不会知道它能长多高
And you'll never hear the wolf cry
To the blue corn moon
不会听到清冷的圆月下
,
那哀怨的狼嚎
Or whether
we are white or copper-skinned
无论我们的皮肤是白色还是黄色
We
need to sing with
All the
voices of the mountains
To
paint with all the colors of the wind
我们都渴望
能够应和那山谷幽幽的回音
能够绘出那旖旎在风中的缤纷色彩
You can own the Earth
And still all you'll own is earth
Until you can paint with
All the colors of the wind
当你绘出了风中缤纷的色彩
便可拥有这方土地
乃至整个地球
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Country Road Takes Me Home
乡村路,带我回家
Almost Heaven, West Virginia
西弗吉尼亚,
简直像天堂,
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenangoah River
有蓝岭群山,山纳多河流。
Life
is old there, older than the trees
那里生活久远,比树木要悠久;
Younger than the mountains
比群山年轻,
Growing like a breeze
像轻风般成长。
Country Roads, take me home,
乡村路,带我回家,
to the
place I belong
去我属于的地方,
West Virginia, Mountain mama
西弗吉尼亚,大山妈妈,
Take
me home, Country Roads
乡村路,带我回家。
All my memories, gathered
round her
我所有的记忆,
全是关于她,
Miner's a lady, stranger to
blue water
矿工的太太,连海也没见过。
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
又黑又多尘,似画在天上,
Misty taste the moonshine
似月有薄雾色。
teardrops
in my eye
眼泪涌上我眼窝。
Country Roads, take me
home,
乡村路,带我回家,
to the place I belong
去我属于的地方,
West Virginia, Mountain mama
西弗吉尼亚,大山妈妈,
Take
me home, Country Roads
乡村路,带我回家。
I hear her voice in the morning hours
she calls me
清晨我听见她的声音,
是她在呼唤我。
The radio reminds me of my home far
away
收音机使我想起
遥远的家,
And driving
down the road I get a feeling that
开车沿着公路走,我感觉到
I should have been home yesterday,
yesterday
我昨天就该回家,该回家。
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I swear
我发誓
i swear by
the moon and the stars in the skies
我发誓
,
当着天上的星星月亮
and i swear like the shadow that's by
your side
我发誓
,
如同守
候你的背影
i see the questions in
your eyes
我看见你眼中闪烁着疑问
i know what's weighing on your mind
也听见你心中的忐忑不安
you
can be sure i know my part
你可以安心
,
我很清楚我的脚本
'cause i'll stand beside you through
the years
在往后共渡的岁月里
you'll only cry those happy tears
你只会因为喜悦而流泪
and
though i'd make mistakes
即使我偶尔会犯错
i'll
never break your heart
也不会让你心碎
and i swear by the moon and the stars
in the skies
我发誓
,
当着天上的星星月亮
i'll be there
我必在你左右
i swear
like the shadow that's by your side
我发誓
,
如同守候你的背影
i'llbe there
我必在你左右
for better
or worse,till death do us part
无论丰腴困厄
p>
,
至死不渝
i'll love you with every beat of my
heart
我用我每个心跳爱你
and i swear
我发誓
i gove you everything i can
我愿给你一切我所能给的
i'll
build your dreams with these two hands
用双手为你筑梦
we'll
hang some memories on the walls
将最美好的回忆挂在墙上
and
when(and when)just the two of us are there
当你我独处
you won't
have to ask if i'd still care
你不在对我的爱存疑
'cos as
the tome turns the page
任时光荏苒
my love
won't age at all
我的爱永不老去
and i swear(i swear)by the
moon and the stars in the skies
我发誓
,
当着天上的星星月亮
i'll be there
我必在你左右
i'll be
there
我必在你左右
i
swear(and i swear)like the shadow that's by your
side
我发誓
,
如同守候你的背影
i'll be there
我必在你左右
i'll be
there
我必在你左右
for
better or worse,till death do us part
无
论丰腴困厄
,
至死不渝
i'll love you with every beat of my
heart and i swear
我发誓我用我每个心跳爱你
i swear(i swear)by the moon and the
stars in the skies
我发誓
,
当着天上的星星月亮
i'll be
there
我必在你左右
i'll
be there
我必在你左右
i
swear like the shadow that's by your side
< br>我发誓
,
如同守候你的背影
i'll be there
我必在你左右
i'll be
there
我必在你左右
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for better or worse
无论是好是坏
better or
worse
是好是坏
till
death do us part
至死不渝
oh no
i'll love you with
every beat of my heart
我用我每个心跳爱你
every
single beat of my heart
我的每个心跳
and i
swear i swear,i swear
我发誓
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Life is wonderful
生活真奇妙
It takes a crane to build a
crane
它拿起重机建起高楼
It
takes two floors to make a story
它拿两块地板编成一个故事
It takes an egg to make a hen
它拿一个鸡蛋变成一只母鸡
It takes a hen to make an egg
它拿一只母鸡变成一个鸡蛋
There is no end to what I'm saying
这是没有结束的话语
It takes a thought to make a word
它拿思想做成了文字
And it
takes some words to make an action
然后用这些文字构成一个动作
And
it takes some work to make it work
再使劳动成为工作
It takes
some good to make it hurt
它拿好的去伤害它的心
It takes some bad for satisfaction
它拿坏的去感到满足
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
生活真奇妙
Ah la la la la la la life goes full
circle
生活变成完整的圆圈
Ah la
la la la la la life is wonderful
生活真奇妙
Ah la la la
la
It takes a night to make
it dawn
它让黑夜变成黎明
And it takes a day to make you yawn
brother
它用白昼唤醒你打呵欠的兄弟
It
takes some old to make you young
它拿年老的换来你的年轻
It
takes some cold to know the sun
它拿寒冷让我们知道温暖
It
takes the one to have the other
它拿一个变成其它的所有
And it takes no time to fall in love
生活会让你在瞬间恋爱
But it takes you years to know what
love is
却让你穷尽一生去追寻爱的真谛
And it takes some fears to make you
trust
它让你在恐惧中去相信
It
takes those tears to make it rust
让爱在那些眼泪中变的荒芜
It
takes the dust to have it polished
让灰尘来为其上光
Ah la la la la la la life
is wonderful
生活真奇妙
Ah la la la
la la la life goes full circle
生活变成完整的圆圈
Ah la
la la la la la life is wonderful
生活真奇妙
Ah la la la
it is so...
It takes some
silence to make sound
它让寂静变得喧闹
And It
takes a loss before you found it
它让成功以前注定失败
And It takes a road to go nowhere
它让道路通向任何地方
It takes a toll to make you care
它让代价变成对你的照料
It takes a hole to make a mountain
它让一个洞变成山脉
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
生活真奇妙
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