- Loreena McKennitt S顆粒理工 歌詞
- Loreena McKennitt
- Music and Lyrics: Loreena McKennitt
詞曲：羅琳娜·麥肯尼特
O light the candle, John
點燃蠟燭吧，約翰
The daylight has almost gone
白日將盡
The birds have sung their last
鳥兒已唱響暮歌
The bells call all to mass
彌撒的鐘聲已敲響
Sit here by my side
坐在我身旁
For the night is very long
因為黑夜很長
There's something I must tell
我必須告訴你一些事情
Before I pass along
很久很久以前
I joined the brotherhood
我加入了兄弟會
My books were all to me
我的書本都交給了我
I scribed the words of God
我寫下神的話語
And much of history
以及許多歷史
Many a year was I
許多許多年
Perched out upon the sea
我棲息在海上
The waves would wash my tears,
海浪沖刷我的淚水
The wind, my memory
風吹走我的記憶
I'd hear the ocean breathe
我聽見大海的呼吸
Exhale upon the shore
呼出在海岸上
I knew the tempest's blood
我熟悉暴風雨的血
Its wrath I would endure
我會忍受他的憤怒
And so the years went by
如此年復一年
Within my rocky cell
在我麻木的細胞裡
With only a mouse or bird
伴著老鼠或者鳥兒
My friend ; I loved them well
我的朋友們，我真的很愛他們
And so it came to pass
他來了
I'd come here to Romani
來了一位吉普賽人
And many a year it took
許多年過去
Till I arrived here with thee
直到我和你來到這裡
On dusty roads I walked
我走在滿是塵埃的道路上
And over mountains high
越過高山
Through rivers running deep
穿過急流
Beneath the endless sky
在無盡的天空下
Beneath these jasmine flowers
在茉莉花叢中
Amidst these cypress trees
在柏樹的懷抱裡
I give you now my books
如今我給你我的書
And all their mysteries
以及所有的秘密
Now take the hourglass
請拿起沙漏
And turn it on its head
將它打開
For when the sands are still
當沙子還在流動
'Tis then you'll findme dead
你會發現我已逝去
O light the candle, John
哦，點燃蠟燭吧
The daylight is almost gone
白夜將盡
The birds have sung their last
鳥兒唱著暮歌
The bells call all to mass
彌撒的鐘聲已響起
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