According to the myths and legends 根据神话传说

At the fringes of our memory 在我们的记忆的边缘

Paris stole the queen of Sparta 巴黎偷走了斯巴达王后

And carried her across the sea 隔海相望把她抱

As they fled, he never dreamt 当他们逃跑了，他做梦也没有想到

That he held the world in his grip 他持有的世界在他的抓地力

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容

   

From Mycenae comes Agamemnon 从迈锡尼来阿伽门农

And the Greeks of the city-states 在城邦和希腊人

Laden with their bronzen weapons 拉登与他们bronzen武器

They're waiting at the Trojan Gates 他们守候在特洛伊·盖茨

As the arrow flies and Achilles falls 由于箭头苍蝇和跟腱瀑布

Does she raise the wine to her lips? 难道她加酒以她的嘴唇？

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容

   

It's funny how the story lingers 这是多么有趣的故事不散

It's probably a myth of course 这也可能是理所当然的神话

A whisper in the ear of Homer 在荷马的耳语

Perhaps there never was a horse 也许从来没有一个马

She could have turned the head of Paris 她已经把巴黎的头

With the gentle sway of her hips 随着她的臀部轻柔摇摆

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容

   

Oh Cassandra, what did you know 哦卡桑德拉，你知道是什么

You who bring bad news wherever you go 你们谁把坏消息无论你走到哪里

You had the gift to see the future 你有天赋，看未来

From Apollo so it's said 从阿波罗所以它说

And he made no one believe you 他用没有人相信你

When you would not share his bed 当你不同意他的床

Oh Cassandra, what did you see 哦卡桑德拉，你看到什么

As you walked the lonely road of your certainty 当你走你的确定性孤独的路

Gazing at the ruined city 凝视着被破坏的城市

That your warnings could not save 那你的警告，也救不了

   

Oh Cassandra, so still and so grave, Cassandra 呵呵卡桑德拉，所以还是等严重的，卡桑德拉

The Bronze Age kingdoms tumble 青铜时代倒下的王国

The cities fade one by one 城市褪色一一

The walls of Mycenae crumble 迈锡尼的城墙倒塌

The Dark Age has begun 黑暗时代已经开始

And the truth is lost in the ancient dust 而事实是失去了在古老的尘埃

Yet the memory forever persists 然而，记忆中永远持续

Of Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，即展开了美丽的面容

Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 海伦，那展开了美丽的面容