Lemon tree

When I was just a lad of ten
当我还是一个十岁的小男孩时
My father said to me;
爸爸曾这样对我说
Come here and learn a lesson
''你将从这美丽的柠檬树上”
From the lovely lemon tree:
“学到宝贵的一课"
Don't put your faith in love, my boy
”不要轻易相信爱情，我的孩子“
My father said to me,
我的父亲这样对我说
I fear you'll find that love Is like
”我担心你会发现爱情就像”
The lovely lemon tree.
“就像这美丽的柠檬树”

Lemon tree very pretty
”柠檬树非常漂亮“
And the lemon flower is sweet
”柠檬花散发着芬芳“
But the fruit of the poor lemon
”然而这可怜的柠檬树的果实“
Is impossible to eat.
”却并不能吃啊“

Lemon tree very pretty
”柠檬树非常漂亮“
And the lemon flower is sweet
”柠檬花散发着芬芳“
But the fruit of the poor lemon
”但是这可怜的柠檬树的果实“
Is impossible to eat.
”却并不能吃呢“

Beneath the lemon tree, one day
直到有一天
My love and I did lie,
我和我的爱人躺在树下
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
一个笑起来那么甜美的女孩
The sun rose in the sky.
我们一起看着日出

We passed the summer
我们相伴度过夏天
Lost in love beneath the lemon tree,
迷失在柠檬树下的爱情中
The music of her laughter
她天籁般的笑声
Hid my fathers words from me.
让我记不得爸爸的话

Lemon tree very pretty
“柠檬树那样漂亮”
And the lemon flower is sweet
“柠檬花散发着芬芳”
But the fruit of the poor lemon
“但这可怜的柠檬树的果实“
Is impossible to eat.
”却并不能吃啊“

Lemon tree very pretty
“柠檬树多么漂亮”
And the lemon flower is sweet
“柠檬花散发着芬芳”
But the fruit of the poor lemon
“可这可怜的柠檬树的果实“
Is impossible to eat.
”却并不能吃呢“

One day she left without a word
有一天她头也不回地离开
She took away the sun
带走了我的太阳
And in the dark she left behind
在她撕扯开的黑暗中
I knew what she had done.
我终于意识到她做了什么

She left me for another,
她奔向下一个猎物
It's a common tale but true.
这流言原来是真的
A sadder man but wiser now
悲伤的我变得明了
I sing these words to you.
于是我将这些话唱给你听

Lemon tree very pretty
”柠檬树多漂亮啊“
And the lemon flower is sweet
”柠檬花也散发着芬芳“
But the fruit of the poor lemon
”可是啊可怜的柠檬树的果实“
Is impossible to eat.
”原来是不能吃的“
Lemon tree very pretty
”爱情多么美妙“

And the lemon flower is sweet
”言语醉人心弦“
But the fruit of the poor lemon
”可是要知道爱情啊“
Is impossible to eat.
“怎么可以相信呢”

Lemon tree... lemon tree..
究竟柠檬树是爱情
Lemon tree... lemon tree
抑或爱情是柠檬树
Lemon tree... lemon tree..
究竟柠檬树是爱情
Lemon tree... lemon tree
抑或爱情是柠檬树
Lemon tree...
爱的柠檬树