"My son ask for thyself another “我的儿子问你自己另一

Kingdom, for that which I leave 英国，对于我离开

is too small for thee" 太小了你“

(King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.) （马其顿国王菲利普 - 公元前339 ）

   

Near to the east 靠近东

In a part of ancient Greece 在古希腊的一部分

In an ancient land called Macedonia 在一个古老的土地被称为马其顿

Was born a son 生了一个儿子

To Philip of Macedon 为了马其顿的菲利普

The legend his name was Alexander 传说他的名字是亚历山大

   

At the age of nineteen 在19岁

He became the Macedon King 他成为了马其顿国王

And he swore to free all of Asia Minor 他发誓要释放所有的小亚细亚

By the Aegian Sea 由Aegian海

In 334 B.C. 在公元前334

He utterly beat the armies of Persia 他彻底打败波斯军队

   

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Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

His name struck fear into hearts of men 他的名字打恐成男人的心

Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

Became a legend 'mongst mortal men 成为一个传奇“ mongst凡人

   

King Darius the third 国王大流士第三

Defeated fled Persia 打败逃到波斯

The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes 斯基泰人倒在河里Jaxartes

Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well 然后，埃及倒在马其顿国王以及

And he founded the city called Alexandria 他创办了一座城，名叫亚历山大

   

By the Tigris river 由底格里斯河

He met King Darius again 他会见了国王大流士再次

And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela 并再次粉碎了他的阿贝拉之战

Entering Babylon 进入巴比伦

And Susa, treasures he found 和苏萨，珍宝，他发现

Took Persepolis the capital of Persia 带着波斯波利斯波斯的首都

   

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Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

His name struck fear into hearts of men 他的名字打恐成男人的心

Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

Became a God amongst mortal men 成为神之间凡人

   

A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke 弗里吉亚国王已经绑定战车的轭

And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' 和亚历山大切快刀斩乱麻

And legend said that who untied the knot 和传说中说，谁解不开的结

He would become the master of Asia 他会成为亚洲的主宰

   

Hellenism he spread far and wide 希腊，他广为流传

The Macedonian learned mind 马学记

Their culture was a western way of life 他们的文化是生活的西方式

He paved the way for Christianity 他的基督教铺平了道路。

   

Marching on, marching on 踏着上，踏着

The battle weary marching side by side 并排的战斗疲惫行军边

Alexander's army line by line 按行亚历山大的军队行

They wouldn't follow him to India 他们不会跟着他到印度

Tired of the combat, pain and the glory 厌倦了战斗，痛苦和荣耀

   

Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

His name struck fear into hearts of men 他的名字打恐成男人的心

Alexander the Great 亚历山大大帝

He died of fever in Babylon 他在巴比伦死于热病