歌词
Words and music by geddy lee, alex lifeson, and neil peart
I. into darkness
第一部分：进入黑暗之地
As grey traces of dawn tinge the eastern sky, the three
随着黎明灰白色的痕迹在东方的天空渐渐浮现
Travelers, men of willow dale, emerge from the forest
三位来自柳树谷的旅行者（Rush的三位成员），从树林阴影中走了出来
Shadow. fording the river dawn, they turn south,
在黎明时渡过河，他们转向南方
Journeying into the dark and forbidding lands of the
向亡灵法师那黑暗、令人生畏的土地上旅行
Necromancer. even now the intensity of his dread power
即使是现在，他们也能感觉到亡灵法师可怕的力量
Can be felt, weakening the body and saddening the heart.
身体渐渐虚弱，心情悲伤起来
Ultimately they will become empty, mindless spectres,
最终他们都会变成空荡、无意识的幽灵，意识和灵魂被剥夺得一干二净
Stripped of will and soul. only their thirst for freedom
只有对自由的渴求可以给予他们复仇的欲望
Gives them hunger for vengeance...
Silence shrouds the forest
寂静笼罩森林
As the birds announce the dawn
鸟儿的叫声宣告着黎明的到来
Three trav'llers ford the river
三位旅行者渡过河
And southward journey on
然后向南方前进
The road is lined with peril
道路两旁充满了危险
The air is charged with fear
空气中弥漫着恐惧
The shadow of his nearness
亡灵法师的影子近在咫尺
Weighs like iron tears
沉重如铁泪
Ii. under the shadow
第二部分：在阴影下
Shreds of black cloud loom in overcast skies. the
一片片乌云在阴暗的天空中突然耸现
Necromancer keeps watch with his magic prism eyes. he
亡灵法师用他神奇的棱镜眼巡视着
Views all his lands and is already aware of the three
他可以看到他领地内所有的事物，并且已经注意到了三位旅行者
Helpless invaders trapped in his lair...
被困在它的巢穴之内
Brooding in the tower
在塔楼中焦虑着
Watching o'er his land
巡视他的土地
Holding ev'ry creature
用法术控制所有的生物
Helplessly they stand
它们无助地站在原地
Gaze into his prisms
凝视着他的棱镜眼
Knowing they are near
知道三位旅行者就在附近
Lead them to the dungeons
将他们带入地牢
Spectres numb with fear
这些幽灵都因恐惧而失去知觉
They bow defeated
他们被击败了
Iii. return of the prince
第三部分：王子的回归
Enter the champion.
一位捍卫自由的斗争者进入这片土地
Prince by-tor appears to battle for freedom from chains
拜-妥尔王子（详见专辑“Fly By Night'的第四曲）似乎已为摆脱锁链而奋战多年
Of long years. the spell has been broken...the dark lands
咒语被破解了…这片黑暗之地重获光明
Are bright, the wraith of the necromancer soars away...in
亡灵法师的灵魂在夜间升空
The night.
Stealthily attacking
通过一次偷袭
By-tor slays his foe
拜-妥尔斩杀了他的仇敌
The men are free to run now
三位旅行者现在自由了
From labyrinths below
可以从下方的迷宫中逃脱
The wraith of necromancer
那个亡灵法师的灵魂
Shadows through the sky
已成为穿过天际的阴影
Another land to darken
另一片土地陷入了黑暗
With evil prism eye...
和那双邪恶的棱镜眼一起
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