The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come gather 'round people wherever you roam
正在閒逛的人們都請過來
And admit that the waters around you have grown
看看你四周的潮水正在上漲
And accept it that soon you 'll be drenched to the bone
過不了多久你們就會渾身濕透
If your time to you is worth savin
要是你們的時光值得拯救
Then you better start swimmin
那你最好開始游泳
Or you'll sink like a stone
不然就會沉入水中像塊石頭
For the times they are a changin
因為時代正處於變革之中
Come writers and critics who prophecise with your pen
那些用筆來預測未來的作家和批評家們
And keep your eyes wide
請睜大你們的眼睛
The chance won' t come again
機會不會再來
And don't speak too soon
不要急著發表意見
For the wheel's still in spin
因為車輪還在旋轉
And there's no tellin' who
誰會被任命
That it's namin
現在還無人知道
For the loser now
因為現在的輸家
Will be later to win
以後會成為贏家
For the times they are a changin
因為時代正處於變革之中
Come senators congressmen
參議員眾議院們
Please heed the call
請留心人們的呼喚
Don't stand in the doorway
不要擋在門口
Don't block the hall
不要堵住走廊
For he that' gets hurt
那些駐足不前的人
Will be he who has stalled
將會受傷
There's a battle
外面的戰鬥
Outside and it's ragin
正如火如荼
It'll soon shake your windows
很快就會震動你的窗戶
And rattle your walls
晃動你的牆
For the times they are a changin
因為時代正處於變革之中
Come mothers and fathers
諸位父母們
Throughout the land
都請過來
And don't criticize
對於你們不理解的事情
What you can't understand
不要進行評判
Your sons and your daughters
你們的兒女們
Are beyond your command
已經不受你們的支配
Your old road is rapidly agin
你們的老路已經無人再走
Please get out of the new one
如果你們不願幫忙
If you can't lend your hand
就請不要擋路
For the times they are a changing
因為時代正處於變革之中
The line it is drawn
線條已經劃出
The curse it is cast
咒語已經施下
The slow one now will
現在慢吞吞的人
Later be fast
將來會飛奔起來
As the present now
目前的種種
Will later be past
都將成為過往
The order is rapidly fading
遊戲規則正在迅速改變
And the first one now
現在領頭的人
Will later be last
將來會被拋在最後
For the times they are a changing
因為時代正處於變革之中