Take all the metal and wood 把所有的金属和木材

Used in the waging of war 用于发动战争

Teach the men that make those weapons 教导，使这种武器的人

To build shelter for the poor 要建立住房穷人

   

Take all the money we spend 采取一切我们花的钱

On the way that we appear 在我们的显示方式

Find the ones that die of hunger 寻找那些死于饥饿

Help them see another year 让人们看到又一年

   

Before we fade away 在我们逐渐消失

Let's make a better day 让我们创造一个更美好的一天

This world will keep on turning after we are gone, long gone 这个世界将继续转动，我们都走了之后，早就没了

   

There was a forest I loved 有一个森林我爱

Where the air was fresh and clean 那里的空气很清新，干净的

We took the forest for a factory 我们所采取的森林工厂

So we could build some more machines 因此，我们可以建立一些机

   

When I was young I learned to sing 当我年轻的时候，我学会了唱

And music blossomed in my soul 而在我的灵魂乐开花

We took the music from the schools 我们采取了音乐学校

And left the darkest gaping hole 离开了最黑暗的大洞

   

Where will our children be? 在哪里将我们的孩子呢？

If they don't learn to sing 如果他们不学唱

Millions of voices falling silent 'til there gone 数以百万计的声音逐渐平息，直到出现了

   

When we were young, all the world was new 当我们年轻的时候，所有的世界是新的

But soon we found, that childhood fairytales were never true 但很快，我们发现，那童年的童话从来没有真正

And how the story ends depends on you… and me 而故事的结局取决于你...和我

   

Where will our children be? 在哪里将我们的孩子呢？

If they don't learn to sing 如果他们不学唱

Millions of voices falling silent 'til there gone 数以百万计的声音逐渐平息，直到出现了

   

Before we fade away 在我们逐渐消失

Let's make a better day 让我们创造一个更美好的一天

This world will keep on turning after we are gone 这个世界将继续转动，我们都走了之后，

Where will our children be? 在哪里将我们的孩子呢？

What will we choose to leave? 我们会选择什么离开？

This world will keep on turning after we are gone, long gone 这个世界将继续转动，我们都走了之后，早就没了