The Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
昨天有一个小孩子来到外面幻想
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
抓了一只蜻蜓到罐子里
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
天上充满雷，他心里就感到恐惧
And tearful at the falling of a star
目睹一颗流星陨落，他又泪流满脸
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
十年过去了
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
每年他都在结冰的光滑水面上滑冰
Words like when you're older must appease him
像 等你长大点 这样的话会使他满足
And promises of someday make his dreams
将来的某天 这样的承诺编织了他的梦
And the seasons they go round and round
时间慢慢流逝
And the painted ponies go up and down
画上的小马上下跳着
We're captive on the carousel of time
我们都被时间的旋转木马裹挟着
We can't return we can only look behind
无法回去，只能回头
From where we came
看着来时的路
And go round and round and round
跟着时间一轮轮来过
In the circle game
在这轮回的游戏里
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
十六年都已消逝
Cartwheels cross to car wheels thru the town
车轮轧过小镇
And you tell him
你告诉他
Take your time it won't be long now
要抓紧时间，它走的很快
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
直到你亲自使这循环停下
So the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is twenty
这个憧憬着未来的男孩已经二十了
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
尽管他已经丢了儿时的梦，有些也已成真
There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams a plenty
他会有新的梦 也许更好 更多
Before the last revolving year is through
在最后的时光都被耗尽前
And the seasons they go round and round
时间慢慢流逝
And the painted ponies go up and down
画上的小马上下跳着
We're captive on the carousel of time
我们都被时间的旋转木马裹挟着
We can't return we can only look behind from where we came
无法回去，只能回头
And go round and round and round in the circle again
时间走啊走啊走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走啊啊走走啊啊走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走啊啊啊走走走啊啊啊走走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走走啊啊啊啊走走走走啊啊啊啊走走走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走走走啊啊啊啊啊走走走走走啊啊啊啊啊走走走走走
And go round and round and round
走了