I know I've seen this place before 我知道我已经看到过这个地方

Lord can't you hear me screaming 上帝你能听到我的尖叫

As a young man long ago 作为一个年轻人，不久前

When I was twenty-one 当我还是21

   

And I know I've seen this house before 我知道我已经看到了在此之前的房子

With people all around it 所有周围的人

With my baby cousin on the floor 与我在地板上宝宝的表哥

And Mama in the kitchen 和妈妈在厨房里

   

And a woman lies upon the bed 而女人的谎言在床上

I think she must be dying 我想她一定是死

And I recall the words she said 我记得她说的话

As she began to cry 当她开始哭

   

She begged son please don't go to Baltimore 她恳求儿子不要离开巴尔的摩

And leave me where I'm lying 离开我，我在说谎

For you will son but I no more 对你的儿子，但我没有更多的

Walk among the living 走在生活之中

   

And if you go to Baltimore 如果你去到巴尔的摩

Then I'll see you in heaven 然后，我会看到你在天堂

And as you breathe I'll breathe no more 当你的呼吸，我会呼吸不再

And I will surely die 我一定会死

   

Well you know I went to Baltimore 嗯，你知道我去了巴尔的摩

So confident and wise 所以，自信和智慧

And as I breathed she breathed no more 当我呼吸呼吸，她没有更多的

And she did surely die 她没必要死

   

And now as I lie upon my bed 现在我躺在在床上

I pray I must be dreaming 我祈祷我一定是在做梦

With faces all around my head 所有在我头上的面孔

And strangers at my door 和陌生人在我家门口

   

And a woman's voice calls out to me 和一个女人的声音叫一声我

Bring unto you your children 把你们的孩子

And let them see these things you see 并让他们看到这些东西你看

And hear the words you say 而且听你说的话

   

Beg them to go to Baltimore 求他们去巴尔的摩

And leave you where you're lying 离开你，你在说谎

Just like you did one time before 就像你以前做过一次

When you were twenty-one 当你21

   

And if they go to Baltimore 如果他们去巴尔的摩

Then I'll see you in heaven 然后，我会看到你在天堂

And as they breathe you'll breathe no more 当他们的呼吸，你会呼吸不再

And you will surely die ，你一定会死

   

And I know I've seen this place before 我知道我已经看到过这个地方

Lord can't you hear me screaming 上帝你能听到我的尖叫

And if I should awaken Lord 如果我要唤醒主

Then answer me my plea 然后回答我，我认罪

   

What makes the sun set in the west 是什么让太阳在西方落下

And birds fly in the sky 和鸟在天上飞

And what makes a woman beat her breast 是什么让一个女人打她的乳房

When her children start to cry 当孩子开始哭泣

   

And what makes those little ones grow old 是什么让这些小家伙们慢慢变老

To find eternity 为了找到永恒

And what takes the wise 什么需要聪明

And leaves behind 并留下

A foolish one like me 愚昧的人喜欢我