The Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
就在昨天，一个孩子想要
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
把捉到的蜻蜓放进罐子里
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
害怕当天空布满雷鸣时
And tearful at the falling of a star
对着坠落的星星流泪
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
然后他就在四季里转啊转
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
滑过十条清澈的溪流
Words like when you're older must appease him
像你这么大的人必须安抚他
And promises of someday make his dreams
并承诺有一天会实现他的梦想
And the seasons they go round and round
而季节还在不停旋转着
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩绘的小马上上下下地移动着
We're captive on the carousel of time
我们被时间的旋转所俘虏
We can't return we can only look
我们无法回头只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我们来的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋转
In the circle game
在游戏的圈圈中
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
十六个春天和十六个夏天过去了
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
货车车轮穿过整个城镇
And they tell him take your time it won't be long now
他们告诉他慢慢来，不会太久的
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
直到你拖着你的脚步转圈慢下来
And the seasons they go round and round
而季节还在不停旋转着
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩绘的小马上上下下地移动着
We're captive on the carousel of time
我们被时间的旋转所俘虏
We can't return we can only look
我们无法回头只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我们来的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋转
In the circle game
在游戏的圈圈中
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
这么多年过去了，现在这个男孩已经二十岁了
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
尽管他的梦想已经失去了一些辉煌
There'll be good dreams maybe better dreams and plenty
也许会有更好的梦想和更多的梦想
Before the last revolving year is through
在最后一年过去之前
And the seasons they go round and round
而季节还在不停旋转着
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩绘的小马上上下下地移动着
We're captive on the carousel of time
我们被时间的旋转所俘虏
We can't return we can only look
我们无法回头只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我们来的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋转
In the circle game
在游戏的圈圈中
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋转
In the circle game
在游戏的圈圈中