歌词
The old man turned off the radio
老人关上收音机
Said, "Where did all of the old songs go
他说“老歌都去了哪里
Kids sure play funny music these days
这年轻人的音乐够滑稽的
They play it in the strangest ways"
他们怎么奇怪怎么来啊”
Said, "it looks to me like they've all gone wild
他说“看上去他们变野了啊
It was peaceful back when I was a child"
我年轻时候那会儿可消停啦”
Well, man, could it be that the girls and boys
哎大爷 有没有可能小伙子小姑娘们
Are trying to be heard above your noise?
只想在你们制造的嘈杂中有人听到他们卑微的呐喊
And the lonely voice of youth cries "What is truth?"
年轻人孤独的声音喊道
"What is truth?"
“什么是真相？”
A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
三岁的小孩坐在地上
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"
他他起头问道 “父亲，什么是战争？”
"son, that's when people fight and die"
“孩子，那是人们争斗死去的时候”
The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?"
这位三岁的孩子说“父亲，为什么？”
A young man of seventeen in Sunday school
主日学校十七岁的年轻人
Being taught the golden rule
被教育圣经的黄金律法（无论何事，你们愿意人怎样待你们，你们也要怎样待人）
And by the time another year has gone around
等到新的一年过去
It may be his turn to lay his life down
可能就轮到他命丧黄泉了
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking
你真的能责怪年轻人这样问吗
"What is truth?"
“什么是真相？”
A young man sittin' on the witness stand
一个年轻人坐上证人席
The man with the book says "Raise your hand"
男人拿起圣经说 “请宣誓
"Repeat after me, I solemnly swear"
我庄严宣誓，今天的证词属实”
The man looked down at his long hair
男人低头看见年轻人的长发
And although the young man solemnly swore
于是尽管年轻人郑重宣誓
Nobody seems to hear anymore
没人再在乎他的证词
And it didn't really matter if the truth was there
真相在哪不再重要
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair
重要的原来是他的衣装 他头发的长度
And the lonely voice of youth cries
年轻人孤独的声音哭喊道
"What is truth?"
“什么是真相？”
The young girl dancing to the latest beat
年轻女孩伴着最新音乐起舞
Has found new ways to move her feet
她找到了新的舞步
The young man speaking in the city square
年轻人在中心广场演讲
Is trying to tell somebody that he cares
尝试告诉人们他在乎
Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild
是啊，被你称作无法无天的年轻人
Are going to be the leaders in a little while
再过一会儿也将成为领导者
This old world's wakin' to a new born day
这陈旧的世界将在崭新的一天醒来
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way
我庄严宣誓世界将是属于他们的
You better help the voice of youth find
而你最好帮助年轻人找到
"What is truth?"
“什么是真相？”
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