歌词
Ring them bells ye heathen
敲响钟声吧 异教徒
From the city that dreams
从你们的梦想之都
Ring them bells
敲响钟声吧
From the sanctuaries that cross the valleys and streams
从你们那穿过山谷与河流的圣地
For they're deep and they're wide
只因它们是如此的辽阔深沉
And the world on its side
世界环绕在它身旁
And time is running backwards
时间在它身后追逝
And so is the bride
一如那追随的新娘(基督以新郎喻耶稣 新娘喻教会)
Ring them bells Saint Peter
敲响钟声吧 圣彼得
where the four winds blow
迎着那四面的风
Ring them bells with an ironhand
敲响钟声吧 用你那铁腕
So the people will know
好让人们都知晓
For it's rush hour now
这正是繁忙之季
On the wheel and the plow
来去匆匆 耕种劳作
And the sun is going down upon the sacred cow
太阳也已落在圣牛之上
Ring them bells Sweet Martha
敲响钟声吧 圣玛莎
For the poor man's son
给那些穷苦的孩子
Ring them bells so the world will know
敲响钟声吧 好让世界都知道
that God is one
我们都有着共同的信仰
For the shepherd is asleep
牧羊人已沉睡
Where the willows weep
在那哀泣的柳枝下
And the mountains are filled with lost sheep
漫山都是迷失的羊羔
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf
敲响钟声吧 为那些盲人和聋人
Ring them bells for all of us who are left
敲响钟声吧 为所有迷失的人
Ring them bells for the chosen few
敲响钟声吧 为我们少数的精神领袖
Who will judge the many
他们给予大多数人引导
When the game is through
伴随着我们一生的追求
Ring them bells for the time that flies
敲响钟声吧 为那飞逝的时光
For the child that cries
为那哭泣的孩子
When the innocence dies
当天真都已消亡
Ring them bells Saint Catherine
敲响钟声吧 圣凯瑟琳
From the top of the room
从那高高的屋脊
Ring them from the fortress
敲响钟声吧 从那堡垒
For the lilies that bloom
为那盛开的百合(象征耶稣复活)
For the lines are long
为那漫长的线(基督中的生命线与死亡线)
And the fighting is strong
挑战还是那么激烈(生命树与善恶树对基督徒的挑战)
And they're breaking down the distance
他们正打破着距离
Between right and wrong
存于是非之间
专辑信息
1.Ring Them Bells
2.My Muse
3.The Tourist
4.Run Away
5.Floating In The Balance
6.Annabelle Lee
7.Old Smitty
8.Here Nor There
9.Gypsy
10.Peace