The fading scent of summertime 夏天的气味消失

Arbutus trees and firs 杨梅树和冷杉

The glistening of rain-soaked moss 大雨倾盆的青苔上闪闪发亮

Going to the dairy queen at dusk 要到乳品皇后黄昏

Down narrow roads 向下路窄

In autumn light 秋天的光

   

The salt air and the sawmills 咸味的空气和锯木厂

And the bars are full of songs and tears 和酒吧都充满了歌声和泪水

To the passing of the tugboats 到了拖船的传递

And people with their big ideas 人们与他们的大思路

   

I just get home and then I leave again 我刚回家，然后我再离开

It's long ago and far away 这是很久以前遥远

Now we're skimming stones and 现在，我们略读石头和

Exchanging rings 交换戒指

And scattering and sailing from departure bay 和散射和帆船从海湾出发

   

The house was bare of Christmas lights 房子是裸的圣诞灯饰

It came down hard that year 它来了这一年辛苦下来

Outside in our overcoats 在我们的大衣外

Drinking down to the bitter end 喝光你死我活

Trying to make things right 试图做出正确的事情

Like my mother did 像我妈妈那样

   

Last year we were laughing 去年我们在笑

We sang in church so beautifully 我们在教堂里唱如此美妙

Now her perfume's on the bathroom counter 现在，她的香水是在浴室柜

And I'm sitting in the back pew crying 而我坐在后排长椅上哭了

   

I just get home and then I leave again 我刚回家，然后我再离开

It's long ago and far away 这是很久以前遥远

Now we're skimming stones and 现在，我们略读石头和

Exchanging rings 交换戒指

And scattering and sailing from departure bay 和散射和帆船从海湾出发

   

A song plays on the gramophone 一首歌曲播放的留声机

And thoughts turn back to life 和思绪转回到生活

We took the long way to get back 我们花了很长的路要回

Like driving over the malahat 就像驾驶在malahat

Now a seaplane drones and time has flown 现在水上飞机无人机和时间飞行

   

I won't miss all the glamour 我不会错过所有的魅力

While my heart is beating and the lilacs bloom 虽然我的心脏跳动和紫丁香盛开

But who knew when I started 但谁知道，当我开始

That Id find a love and bring him home 该ID找到一个爱，把他带回家

   

Just get me there and one we will stay 只是让我有一我们将继续

A long time off and far away 很长一段时间了，并远

Now we're skimming stones and 现在，我们略读石头和

Exchanging rings 交换戒指

We're scattering and diving in departure bay 我们散射和潜水湾出发