So good to meet you, Mr. Chess 因此，很好的满足你，象棋先生

I've always heard that you're the best 我一直听说你是最好的

At housing knights 在住房骑士

And castles high up in the air 和城堡高高的空中

   

So I beseech you, Mr. Chess 所以我求求你，象棋先生

To let me sleep inside your bed 让我睡你的床内

And would you sleep too 并且你会睡得太

Would you sleep too in the chair? 你会在椅子上睡觉吗？

   

You see, I dream of many things 你看，我梦见了很多东西

Of floating solitary kings 浮孤独的国王

Of pawns and people 典当和人民

With blue sequins through their hair 通过他们的头发蓝色亮片

   

The jesters sings 在小丑唱

The bishop brings the queen 主教带来的女王

A hollow following 中空以下

And all the pawns and people stop 和所有的棋子和人民停止

And people stare 而人们凝视

   

So I too stop 所以我也停

At three o'clock 三点钟

I stumble to your door 我偶然到你家门口

And knock 敲

   

And ask to see you 并要求见你

Ask to be you, Mr. Chess 问到是你，棋先生

Oh, Mr. Chess 哦，象棋先生

   

Now, I beseech you, Mr. Chess 现在，我求求你，棋先生

To let me sleep, to let me rest 让我睡觉，让我休息

To let me dream, to let me sing without a care 为了让我的梦想，让我唱不照顾

   

And I will dream you things so fair 我会梦见你的东西那么公平

I'll sing you castles in the air 我会为你唱空中楼阁

And I will sleep too 我会睡得太

I will sleep too, well, I will rest 我会睡得也很好，我会休息

   

Oh, Mr. Chess 哦，象棋先生

My Mr. Chess 我的棋先生