It was late at night on the open road, 这是在夜间开放的道路晚，

Speeding like a man on the run, 如超速在奔跑的男人，

A lifetime spent preparing for the journey; 一生花在准备的旅程;

   

He is closer now and the search is on, 他更接近现在的搜索是，

Reading from a map in the mind, 从图中读心术，

Yes there's the ragged hill, 是有衣衫褴褛的小山上，

And there's the boat on the river. 还有的在河上的船。

And when the rain came down, 而当雨水落下来，

He heard a wild dog howl, 他听到野狗的嚎叫，

There were voices in the night - "Don't do it!" 有在夜晚的声音 - “不要做”

Voices out of sight - "Don't do it! 声音淡出人们的视线 - “不要这样做！

Too many men have failed before, 太多的人都失败之前，

Whatever you do, 不管你做什么，

   

Don't pay the ferryman, 不交摆渡，

Don't even fix a price, 甚至没有固定价格，

Don't pay the ferryman, 不交摆渡，

Until he gets you to the other side;" 直到他得到​​你的另一面; “

In the rolling mist, then he gets on board, 在轧制油雾，那么他得到的板，

Now there'll be no turning back, 现在将没有回头路可走，

Beware that hooded old man at the rudder, 要注意的是戴头巾的老人在舵，

And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared, 然后闪电闪过，和雷霆轰鸣，

And people calling out his name, 人们呼唤他的名字，

And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned 跳舞骨骼闲聊和A-呻吟

On the water. And then the ferryman said, 在水面上。然后船夫说，

"There is trouble ahead, “有麻烦进取，

So you must pay me now," - "Don't do it!" 所以，你现在必须给我， “ - ”不要做“ ！

"You must pay me now," - "Don't do it!" “你现在必须给我， ” - “不要做了！”

And still that voice came from beyond, 依然那声音来自超越，

"Whatever you do, “不管你做什么，

   

Don't pay the ferryman, 不交摆渡，

Don't even fix a price, 甚至没有固定价格，

Don't pay the ferryman, 不交摆渡，

Until he gets you to the other side; 直到他得到​​你的另一面;

   

Don't pay - the ferryman!" 不要支付 - 摆渡“ ！