The old man turned off the radio 老汉关掉了收音机

Said, "Where did all of the old songs go? 他说：“哪里的所有老歌去了？

Kids sure play funny music these days 孩子们一定玩有趣的音乐，这些天

They play it in the strangest ways" 他们发挥它最奇怪的方式“

Said, "It looks to me like they've all gone wild 说：“在我看来就像他们都狂野

It was peaceful back when I was a child" 这是和平的回来时，我还是个孩子“

Well, man, could it be that the girls and boys 那么，男人，会不会是女孩和男孩

Are trying to be heard above your noise? 正在努力的噪音而被听到？

And the lonely voice of youth cries 和青年的孤独的声音呼喊

"What is truth?" “真理是什么？ ”

   

A little boy of three sittin' on the floor 3坐在了“地板上的小男孩

Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?" 抬头，说： “爸爸，什么是战争？ ”

"Son, that's when people fight and die" “儿子，这是当人们战斗，死”

The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?" 三个小男孩说： “爸爸，为什么？ ”

A young man of seventeen in Sunday school 在主日学校的一名年轻男子的17

Being taught the golden rule 被教导的金科玉律

And by the time another year has gone around 而到了时间又一年过去四周

It may be his turn to lay his life down 这可能是轮到他奠定了他一生下来

Can you blame the voice of youth for asking 你能怪年轻人的声音在问

"What is truth?" “真理是什么？ ”

   

A young man sittin' on the witness stand 在证人席上一名年轻男子坐在“

The man with the book says "Raise your hand" 该名男子与书上说的“举起你的手”

"Repeat after me, I solemnly swear" “跟着我，我庄严宣誓”

The man looked down at his long hair 该男子低头看着他的长头发

And although the young man solemnly swore 而虽然年轻人庄严地宣誓

Nobody seems to hear anymore 似乎没有人听到了

And it didn't really matter if the truth was there 它并没有真正的问题，如果真在那里

It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair 这是他的衣服的剪裁和他的头发长度

And the lonely voice of youth cries 和青年的孤独的声音呼喊

"What is truth?" “真理是什么？ ”

   

The young girl dancing to the latest beat 这位年轻的姑娘跳舞的最新节拍

Has found new ways to move her feet 已经找到新的方式来打动她的脚

The young man speaking in the city square 这个年轻人在城市广场讲

Is trying to tell somebody that he cares 是想告诉别人，他关心

Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild 是的，那些你打电话野

Are going to be the leaders in a little while 将要在一小会儿领导人

This old world's wakin' to a new born day 这旧世界的周而复始“到一个新诞生的那一天

And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way 我郑重发誓，这将是他们的方式

You better help the voice of youth find 您更好地帮助青年的声音找到

"What is truth?" “真理是什么？ ”

And the lonely voice of youth cries 和青年的孤独的声音呼喊

"What is truth?" “真理是什么？ ”