When I was a cool young one 当我是一个很酷的年轻1

(When she was a cool young one) （当她是一个很酷的年轻1 ）

I worked in the colony, paying my due 我曾在香港，我的付出因

Accepting without question the prevailing views 接受毫无疑问，当时的意见

   

That a young girl's life was one long grind 一个年轻女孩的生活是一个长的磨

Digging hole,standing guard 挖孔，站岗

'Til it crossed my mind, I was wrong, all along 直到它穿过我的脑海，我错了，一直

All that I needed was to have heeded 所有我需要的是听从了

   

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

What a wonderful phrase 多么美好的短语

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

Ain't no passing craze 是不是没有传球的热潮

   

It means no worries 这意味着无后顾之忧

For the rest of your days 对于你的余生

It's a problem free philosophy 这是一个问题，自由理念

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

   

When I was a shallow youth 当我还是一个浅浅的青春

(When she was a shallow youth) （当她是一个浅的青年）

Cool calm reflection, I was never that good 酷冷静思考，我从来没有那么好

I was a pawn in the game 我在游戏中的棋子

   

I saw no trees for the wood 我看到了木没有树

My future stretched behind me 我的未来我身后伸

I was over the hill 我是在山上

I put my best foot forward but the other stood still 我把我最好的一面，但对方站定

   

Take my word 把我的话

(Take her word) （以她的字）

I have heard 我听过

(She has heard) （她已经听到）

All that I needed 所有我需要的

Was to have heeded 本来要听从

   

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

What a wonderful phrase 多么美好的短语

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

Ain't no passing craze 是不是没有传球的热潮

   

It means no worries 这意味着无后顾之忧

For the rest of your days 对于你的余生

It's a problem free philosophy 这是一个问题，自由理念

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

   

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

I hope I have conveyed 我希望我已经转达

You don't have to bust a gut in the sun 你不必胸围肠在阳光下

It's much cooler in the shade 这是在树荫下更凉爽

   

Some say it's just a waste of time 有人说，这只是浪费时间

But they don't realize 但他们没有意识到

That view is nothing but a crime 这种观点不过是犯罪

We are creatures worldly wise 我们的生物世故

   

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

What a wonderful phrase 多么美好的短语

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

Ain't no passing craze 是不是没有传球的热潮

   

It means no worries 这意味着无后顾之忧

For the rest of your days 对于你的余生

It's a problem free philosophy 这是一个问题，自由理念

   

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

What a wonderful phrase 多么美好的短语

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔

Ain't no passing craze 是不是没有传球的热潮

   

It means no worries 这意味着无后顾之忧

For the rest of your days 对于你的余生

It's a problem free philosophy 这是一个问题，自由理念

Hakuna matata 哈库纳玛塔塔