歌词与中文翻译
My love she speaks like silence
我的爱，她讲话时如同沉默
Without ideals or violence
不奢谈理想或轻易指责
She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful
也无需把忠诚常挂嘴边
Yet she’s true, like ice, like fire
然而她却如冰似火般的真实
People carry roses
人们手捧着玫瑰
Make promises by the hours
在适当的时刻许下诺言
My love she laughs like the flowers
我的爱，她笑靥如花
Valentines can’t buy her
情人节的礼物可打动不了她
In the dime stores and bus stations
在折扣商店里，在公共车站旁
People talk of situations
人们谈论着当下的局势
Read books, repeat quotations
阅读书籍，重复语录
Draw conclusions on the wall
把“结论”涂在墙上
Some speak of the future
有人说起未来
My love she speaks softly
我的爱，她轻声细语
She knows there’s no success like failure
她知道没有成功像是失败那样
And that failure’s no success at all
而失败也根本算不得成功
The cloak and dagger dangles
斗篷和匕首一起悬摆
Madams light the candles
女士们燃起蜡烛
In ceremonies of the horsemen
在骑士的受封典礼上
Even the pawn must hold a grudge
就连那无名小卒也必定心有不甘
Statues made of matchsticks
火柴棍塑成的雕像
Crumble into one another
彼此造成瓦解
My love winks, she does not bother
我的爱，她眨眨眼睛，并不为之所动
She knows too much to argue or to judge
她明白的实在是太多，才不去争论或评判
The bridge at midnight trembles
午夜的桥颤颤巍巍
The country doctor rambles
乡村医生四处闲逛
Bankers’ nieces seek perfection
银行家的侄女们寻求圆满
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring
期待着聪明人能带来所有的礼物
The wind howls like a hammer
狂风像锤头般呼啸
The night blows cold and rainy
冰冷的夜风夹杂着急雨
My love she’s like some raven
我的爱，她像只落单的渡鸦
At my window with a broken wing
带着受伤的羽翼落在我的窗前