歌词与中文翻译
You will want to know where I am now
当你想知道我在何处时
You know
你自然会知晓
My dear
我最亲爱的
I was in the cherry tree when mother said to me
当妈妈说予我听时 我还在樱桃树上
“You are only seventeen
“你只有十七岁
You don't know what it means”
你还不知道这意味着什么”
So I climbed down and picked the cherries that fell to the ground
于是我从树上爬下 拾起落在地上的樱桃
I can't carry it alone
我一个人无法将它们带走
So I bury it like bones
于是我埋下它们 像是埋下骨头
You are only seventeen you don't know what to fear
你只有十七岁 对一切无所畏惧
And all we know is what we have to hold and call
而我们仅能知道 那些我们不得不珍存与吁求的
My dear
我最亲爱的
And I will want to know where you are
我想知道你在何处
If you're far or near
在远方抑或是近处
I don't know how loud I'll have to sing for you to hear
我不知道我需要唱得多大声 你才能听得到
If I can't marry you I'll go
如果我不能嫁给你 我毋如离去
On my chariot of gold
乘着我的金色马车离去
There is only this I know
我仅知的是
I will die before I'm old
我会在尚未衰老之时 死去