歌词
The soldier came knocking upon the queen's door
士兵敲响女王的门
He said, 'I am not fighting for you any more'
他说，“我不想再为你征战了”
The queen knew she'd seen his face someplace before
女王想起大概在某处见过这张面孔
And slowly she let him inside.
她慢慢开门,让他进来
He said, 'I've watched your palace up here on the hill
他说，“每次看见你这座山顶上的宫殿，
And I've wondered who's the woman for whom we all kill
我都会忍不住要想，这位我们为之而杀戮的女人究竟是谁？
But I am leaving tomorrow and you can do what you will
我决定明天就离开这里，你可以随意处置我。
Only first I am asking you why.'
但在此之前我想知道这一切究竟是为什么。”
Down in the long narrow hall he was led
女王领他走过狭窄的大厅，
Into her rooms with her tapestries red
走进装饰着红色挂毯的房间，
And she never once took the crown from her head
一次也没有取下她的王冠。
She asked him there to sit down.
她让他坐下，
He said, 'I see you now, and you are so very young
他说，“我看清楚了，您可真是年轻，
But I've seen more battles lost than I have battles won
但是我见识过的败仗多于胜仗，
And I've got this intuition, says it's all for your fun
我有一种预感，这一切只是因为你在找乐子。
And now will you tell me why?'
你能告诉我为什么吗？”
The young queen, she fixed him with an arrogant eye
年轻的女王用傲慢的眼神盯着他，
She said, 'You won't understand, and you may as well not try'
她说，“你不会明白的，你也最好不要去尝试。”
But her face was a child's, and he thought she would cry
然而她的脸色就像个小孩，他以为她就快要哭了。
But she closed herself up like a fan.
她却像一把闭合的扇子一样沉默，
And she said, 'I've swallowed a secret burning thread
然后她开口说到，“我保守着一个痛苦的秘密，
It cuts me inside, and often I've bled'
它绞割着我的内脏，让我流血不止”
He laid his hand then on top of her head
他把手放在女王的头顶上，
And he bowed her down to the ground.
吓得她弯腰趴在地上，
' Tell me how hungry are you? How weak you must feel“
告诉我你有多么饥渴？多么的虚弱？
As you are living here alone, and you are never revealed
你独自一人，深居简行。
But I won't march again on your battlefield'
但是我再也不会回到你的战场上去了”
And he took her to the window to see.
他她推到窗边，
And the sun, it was gold, though the sky, it was gray
阳光灿烂，可天空依然阴霾。
And she wanted more than she ever could say
她知道说不清自己还想要征服多少土地，
But she knew how it frightened her, and she turned away
但战争的惨烈让她害怕，她扭头不去看窗外，
And would not look at his face again.
她甚至不敢正视他的脸。
And he said, 'I want to live as an honest man
他说，“我只是想当一个老实人，
To get all I deserve and to give all I can
得到我应得的，付出我应该的，
And to love a young woman who I don't understand
我想要爱着一个我并不能理解的年轻女人。
Your highness, your ways are very strange.'
女王陛下，你的行事方式真是奇怪。
But the crown, it had fallen, and she thought she would break
皇冠掉到地上，她觉得可能摔碎了。
And she stood there, ashamed of the way her heart ached
她呆站在那里，为自己的心痛感到羞耻。
She took him to the doorstep and she asked him to wait
她带她到门口，要求他站在那里等候。
She would only be a moment inside.
她骗他说自己马上就会过来，
Out in the distance her order was heard
在他听不到的地方，她偷偷地发出了指令。
And the soldier was killed, still waiting for her word
于是还在等待消息的士兵被杀掉了，
And while the queen went on strangeling in the solitude she preferred
女王最终选择了与令人窒息的孤独为伴。
The battle continued on
战斗还在继续......
专辑信息
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