I went down to the place 我去的地方

Where I knew she lay waiting 在那里，我知道她躺在等待

Under the marble and the snow 在大理石和雪花

I said, Mother I'm frightened 我说，妈妈我害怕

The thunder and the lightning 雷声和闪电

I'll never come through this alone 我将永远不会通过这个孤独

She said, I'll be with you 她说，我会与你同在

My shawl wrapped around you 我的披肩裹在你身边

My hand on your head when you go 我就当你走你的头手

And the night came on 而晚上来到

It was very calm 这是很平静

I wanted the night to go on and on 我想晚上去和

But she said, Go back to the World 但她说，回到世界

We were fighting in Egypt 我们在埃及的战斗

When they signed this agreement 当他们签署这份协议

That nobody else had to die 没有其他人都得死

There was this terrible sound 有这种可怕的声音

And my father went down 而我的父亲下去

With a terrible wound in his side 一个可怕的伤口在他的身边

He said, Try to go on 他说，试着去

Take my books, take my gun 就拿我的书，把我的枪

Remember, my son, how they lied 请记住，我的儿子，他们是如何骗

And the night comes on 而晚上亮起

It's very calm 这是非常平静

I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong 我想假装我的父亲是错误的

But you don't want to lie, not to the young 但是，你不想说谎，不年轻

   

We were locked in this kitchen 我们被锁在这个厨房

I took to religion 我把宗教

And I wondered how long she would stay 我不知道她会留多久

I needed so much 我需要这么多

To have nothing to touch 有什么可触摸

I've always been greedy that way 我一直是贪婪的方式

But my son and my daughter 但我的儿子和我的女儿

Climbed out of the water 爬出来的水

Crying, Papa, you promised to play 哭了，爸爸，你答应玩

And they lead me away 他们带我走

To the great surprise 向伟大的惊喜

It's Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes 这是爸爸，别偷看，爸爸，捂住眼睛

And they hide, they hide in the World 他们躲起来，他们在世界上隐藏

   

Now I look for her always 现在，我去找她总是

I'm lost in this calling 我失去了在这个呼召

I'm tied to the threads of some prayer 我绑一些祷告的主题

Saying, When will she summon me 说着，她什么时候会召唤我

When will she come to me 她什么时候会到我这里来

What must I do to prepare 我必须做什么准备

When she bends to my longing 当她弯腰给我的思念

Like a willow, like a fountain 像柳树，像喷泉

She stands in the luminous air 她矗立在空中发光

And the night comes on 而晚上亮起

And it's very calm 而且它很平静

I lie in her arms and says, When I'm gone 我趴在她的怀里，说，如果我走了

I'll be yours, yours for a song 我会是你的，你的一首歌

   

Now the crickets are singing 现在的蟋蟀在歌唱

The vesper bells ringing 在晚祷钟声

The cat's curled asleep in his chair 猫的睡在椅子上蜷

I'll go down to Bill's Bar 我会去到比尔的律师

I can make it that far 我能让它远

And I'll see if my friends are still there 我会看看我的朋友们都还在

Yes, and here's to the few 是的，这里是到几

Who forgive what you do 谁原谅你做了什么

And the fewer who don't even care 和谁少甚至不关心

And the night comes on 而晚上亮起

It's very calm 这是非常平静

I want to cross over, I want to go home 我想跨越，我想回家

But she says, Go back, go back to the World 但她说，回去后，回到世界