Everyone agrees it came too soon 每个人都同意它来得很快

It was only meant to be an interception 它仅意味着是一个截取

You kept fear of death in the back pocket of your jeans 你在你的牛仔裤的后袋不停地对死亡的恐惧

In the palm of your hand, affection 在你的手，深情的掌

   

It came like a sudden gust of wind 它的到来就像风突然一阵

Leaving them bewildered to ask how 让他们感到困惑，请问怎么

I recall last time we met, you said we'd meet again 我记得我们上次见面的时候，你说我们会再见面

The irony is only bitter now 具有讽刺意味的​​是唯一的苦，现在

   

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 这些天大家的呼喊， “叔叔说”

They want to touch your spirit lest it die 他们想感动自己的灵魂，以免死

For this your sons and widow gather with us at the table 对于这是你的儿子，寡妇聚集与我们在餐桌上

To form a healing circle for our new demise 要形成一个圆形的愈合为我们的新困境

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 这些天大家的呼喊， “叔叔说”

I retrieve the memories quickly as I can 我很快就找回了记忆，我可以

Add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds 将它们添加到我们所有的画在我们的脑海画像

Your body gone, we shall keep the man 你的身体走了，我们会保持人

   

I close my eyes and hope they do not fade 我闭上眼睛，希望他们不褪色

These remnants of a voice and a smile 声音和微笑的这些遗留物

Images of landscape, cloaked in forest green 景观形象，披着森林绿

Like your life unfolding mile by mile 就像你的生活哩展开公里

A fierce embrace, a word of thanks 一场激烈的拥抱，一句感谢的话

A cheerful whistle, and hours in a van 一个快乐的哨子，并在一辆面包车小时

Somehow these pieces must bring back the man you were 不知怎的，这些作品必须带回你的男人

Though the ocean claims your ashes on the sand 虽然海洋声称你的骨灰在沙滩上

   

These days everyone cries, "Say uncle" 这些天大家的呼喊， “说叔叔”

They want to touch your spirit lest it die 他们想感动自己的灵魂，以免死

For this your sons and widow gather with us at the table 对于这是你的儿子，寡妇聚集与我们在餐桌上

To form a healing circle for our new demise 要形成一个圆形的愈合为我们的新困境

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 这些天大家的呼喊， “叔叔说”

I retrieve the memories quickly as I can 我很快就找回了记忆，我可以

Add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds 将它们添加到我们所有的画在我们的脑海画像

Your body gone, we shall keep the man 你的身体走了，我们会保持人

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