The highlands and the lowlands 高地和低地

Are the roots my father knows 是我爸爸知道了根

The holidays at Oban 假期在奥本

And the towns around Montrose 和周围蒙特罗斯镇

But even as he sleeps 但即使他睡

They're loading bombs into the hills 他们正在装载炸弹进山

And the waters in the lochs 和在湖泊的水

Can run deep but never still 可以很深，但从未仍

   

I've thought of having children 我想过生儿育女

But I've gone and changed my mind 不过，我已经走了，改变了我的心

It's hard enough to watch the news 很难够看新闻

Let alone explain it to a child 更不用说解释给孩子

To cast your eye 'cross nature 投下你的眼睛交叉性

Over fields of rape and corn 在油菜和玉米等领域

And tell him without flinching 并告诉他毫不畏缩

Not to fear where he's been born 不要害怕，他的出生

   

Then someone sat me down last night 这时，有人昨晚让我坐下

And I heard Caruso sing 我听见卡鲁索唱

He's almost as good as Presley 他是几乎一样好普雷斯利

And if I only do one thing 如果我只做一件事

I'll sing songs to my father 我会唱歌给我父亲

I'll sing songs to my child 我会唱歌给我的孩子

It's time to hold your loved ones 现在是时候把你的亲人

While the chains are loosed and the world 而链松动和世界

Runs wild 狂奔

   

And even as we speak 甚至在我们发言

They're loading bombs onto a white train 他们装上炸弹的白色列车

How can we afford to ever sleep 我们如何能买得起永远睡

So sound again 所以声音再次