The chosen ones are walking through the new desert 所选定的行走通过新的沙漠

All the way uptown to Riverside 一路往北去滨江

The faces of the fathers 父亲的脸

They look a lot like mine 他们看起来有很多像我这样的

But I watch them from across the great divide 不过，我来自全国各地的大分水岭看他们

   

Today they have all been forgiven 今天，他们已经全部被原谅

Washed clean before another year begins 洗得干净又一年开始之前

Me I'm playing in the park with my children 我，我玩我的孩子在公园

And I pray that they forgive my sins 我祈求他们原谅我的罪

   

This is my sanctuary 这是我的避难所

On this High Holy Day 在本次高圣日

I lay down the burdens I carry 我躺下来我背负的负担

In my sanctuary 在我的圣地

   

The forgotten ones 被遗忘的人

Were screaming from the rooftops 从屋顶的尖叫声

A thousand souls had all been washed away 一千个灵魂全都被冲毁

Everyone was told 每个人都被告知，

The levees wouldn't hold 防洪堤不会举行

Now the mourners are marching everyday 现在的送葬踏着日常

   

And the music keeps rights on playing 而音乐不断播放权

'Cause of all the places water wouldn't fall “所有的地方因为水不倒

It wasn't the churches or the chapels 这不是教会或教堂

It was down at the Preservation Hall 这是下跌的典藏厅

   

"This is my sanctuary" “这是我的避难所”

You could almost hear the ghost of some old trumpet player say 你几乎可以听到一些老小号手的鬼说

"Lay down the burdens you carry “放下你扛重担

In my sanctuary" 在我的圣所“

   

The chosen ones are all still searching 蒙拣选的人都还在寻找

Waiting for the savior to appear 等待出现救世主

While you and me 虽然你和我

We congregate in mystery 我们聚集在神秘

And I listen to you whisper in my ear 我听你在我耳边呢喃

   

This is my sanctuary 这是我的避难所

Brothers and sisters let us pray 兄弟姐妹们，让我们祈祷

I lay down the burdens I carry 我躺下来我背负的负担

In my sanctuary 在我的圣地