There was a time when men were kind 曾经有一段时间，当男人样

When their voices were soft 当他们的声音是软

And their words inviting 而他们邀请的话

There was a time when love was blind 曾经有一段时间，当爱情是盲目的

And the world was a song 和世界是一首歌

And the song was exciting 而这首歌是令人兴奋

There was a time 曾经有一段时间

Then it all went wrong 然后，一切都变了

   

I dreamed a dream in time gone by 我梦到的一个梦过去了

When hope was high 充满了希望

And life worth living 生命有价值

I dreamed that love would never die 我梦见爱永远不会死

I dreamed that God would be forgiving 我梦到上帝是宽容的

   

Then I was young and unafraid 那时我年轻无惧

So dreams were made and used and wasted 所以，梦想被创造，拥有和浪费

There was no ransom to be paid 有没有赎金支付

No song unsung 无歌不唱

No wine untasted 没有酒untasted

   

But the tigers come at night 然而老虎却在夜间

With their voices soft as thunder 随着他们的声音柔软如惊雷

As they tear your hope apart 当他们你的希望撕裂

And they turn your dream to shame 他们让你的梦想幻灭

   

He slept a summer by my side 他陪了我一个夏天

He filled my days with endless wonder 他充满了我的天，纳闷不已

He took my childhood in his stride 他把我的童年进展

But he was gone when autumn came 不过，他已经走了，当秋天来了

And still I dream he'll come to me 而我还梦想着他会回到我身边

That we will live the years together 我们会永远在一起

But there are dreams that cannot be 但也有梦想，能不能

And there are storms we cannot weather 并有风暴，我们不能渡过

   

I had a dream my life would be 我有一个梦：我的生活会

So different from this hell I'm living 所以从这个地狱我住不同

So different now from what it seemed 所以从它似乎不同了

Now life has killed 现在的生活扼杀

The dream I dreamed 我梦见了梦