Did you hear of the city on the hill 你听到城市的山上

Said one old man to the other 说一老男人的另一

It once shined bright, and it would be shining still 它曾经闪耀明亮，将它仍然闪耀

But they all started turning on each other 但是，他们都开始打开对方

   

You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow 你看，诗人认为舞者浅

And the soldiers thought the poets were weak 和战士认为诗人是微弱

And the elders saw the young ones as foolish 长老看见年轻的愚蠢

And the rich man never heard the poor man speak 而富人从来没有听说过这个可怜的人说话

   

But one by one, they ran away 但是，一个接一个，他们就跑了

With their made up minds to leave it all behind 与他们取得了头脑，离开这一切的背后

And the light began to fade 和光开始褪色

In the City on the Hill, the City on the Hill 在城市的山，城在山

   

Each one thought that they knew better 每个人以为自己知道更好

But they were different by design 但他们通过设计不同

Instead of standing strong together 而不是站在强在一起

They let their differences divide 他们让他们的区别划分

   

And one by one, they ran away 一个接一个，他们就跑了

With their made up minds to leave it all behind 与他们取得了头脑，离开这一切的背后

And the light began to fade 和光开始褪色

In the City on the Hill, the City on the Hill 在城市的山，城在山

   

And the world is searching still 而世界正在寻找仍

   

But it was the rhythm of the dancers 但它是舞者的节奏

That gave the poets life 这给了诗人的生命

It was the spirit of the poets 这是诗人的精神

That gave the soldiers strength to fight 这给了战士的实力打

It was fire of the young ones 这是年轻的火

It was the wisdom of the old 这是旧的智慧

It was the story of the poor man 这是穷人的故事

That needed to be told 需要被告知

   

It is the rhythm of the dancers 这是舞者的节奏

That gives the poets life 这给了诗人的生命

It is the spirit of the poets 这是诗人的精神

That gives the soldiers strength to fight 这给了战士的实力打

It is fire of the young ones 这是一个年轻的火

It is the wisdom of the old 这是老的智慧

It is the story of the poor man 这是穷人的故事

That's needing to be told 这是需要被告知

   

But one by one will we run away 但是，一个接一个，我们会跑掉

With our made up minds to leave it all behind 随着我国由头脑，离开这一切的背后

As the light begins to fade in the City on the Hill 由于光线开始在城山褪色

   

One by one will we run away 一个接一个，我们会跑掉

With our made up minds to leave it all behind 随着我国由头脑，离开这一切的背后

As the light begins to fade in the City on the Hill 由于光线开始在城山褪色

The city on the hill 在山上的城市

   

(Come home) （回家）

And the Father's calling still 和父亲的电话仍

(Come home) （回家）

To the city on the hill 要在山上的城市

(Come home) （回家）