From 20,000 feet 从20000英尺

I saw the lights below me 我看到的灯光下面我

Twinkling just like Christmas 一闪一闪的，就像圣诞节

We descended slowly 我们慢慢地下降

   

And the curve of the world passed 和世界的曲线通过

With all of that flying 与所有的飞行

Above the mighty ocean 以上浩瀚的海洋

And now we all are arriving 现在我们所有人都到达

   

Grab the carry on baggage 抢携带行李

Join the herd for the mad run 加入牛群的疯狂奔跑

Take a place in the long line 以一个发生在长行

Where does every one come from? 哪里每个人从何而来？

   

As we shuffle on forward 正如我们在洗牌向前

As we wait for inspection 当我们等待检验

Don’t be holding that line up 不要抱着那条线了

At the end lies redemption 在年底就在于赎回

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 哦，哦，嘿嘿，啊啊

   

Now I’m stamped and I’m waved through 现在我盖章，我通过挥手

I take up my position 我把我的位置

At the mouth of the cannon 在大炮的嘴

Saying prayers of contrition 悔恨的说祈祷

   

Please deliver my suitcase 请把我的手提箱

From all mischief and peril 所有淘气和危险

Now the sight of it circling 现在，它的视线盘旋

Is a hymn to the faithful 是一首赞美诗的忠实

   

Forgive me for my staring, for my unconcealed envy 恕我盯着，我毫不掩饰的羡慕

In the Hall of Arrivals where the great river empties 在到达那里的大河清空大厅

   

It’s hand carts and porters 它的手推车和搬运工

All the people it carries 所有它所携带的人

To be greeted with flowers 用鲜花迎接

Grandfathers and babies 祖父和婴儿

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 哦，哦，嘿嘿，啊啊

   

There is no one to meet me 有没有人来接我

Yet I’m all but surrounded 然而，我所有，但包围

By the tears and embracing 由眼泪和拥抱

By the joy unbounded 由欢乐无限

   

The friends and relations 朋友和关系

Leaping over hemispheres 跨越过半球

Transcendental reunion 先验团聚

All borders vanish here 所有的边框消失在这里

   

We are travelers traveling 我们是游客旅游

We are gypsies together 我们一起吉普赛人

We’re philosophers gathering 我们收集的哲学家

We are business or pleasure 我们是商务或休闲

   

We are going or coming 我们打算或者未来

We’re just finding our way 我们只是在寻找自己

To the next destination 下一个目的地

And from night into day 从晚上到白天

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah, 哦，哦，嘿嘿，啊啊，

Oh Oh, Hey Hey, Ah Ah 哦，哦，嘿嘿，啊啊

   

In a giant bird’s belly 在一巨鸟的肚子

I flew over the ocean 我飞过大海

From 20,000 feet high 20,000英尺高

How those lights were glowing 如何将这些灯都发光