Once the religious, the hunted and weary 一旦宗教，猎物和疲惫

Chasing the promise of freedom and hope 追逐自由和希望的承诺

Came to this country to build a new vision 来到这个国家建立一个新愿景

Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope 远处的国和教皇的河段

Like good Christians, some would burn the witches 想好基督徒，有些人会烧女巫

Later some got slaves to gather riches 后来一些有奴隶聚集财富

   

But still from near and far to seek America 不过还是由近及远，以寻求美国

They came by thousands to court the wild 他们来到了成千上万法庭野生

And she just patiently smiled and bore a child 她只是耐心地笑了笑，生了一个孩子

To be their spirit and guiding light 是他们的精神和指路明灯

   

And once the ties with the crown had been broken 有一次与冠的关系已被打破

Westward in saddle and wagon it went 向西在马鞍和旅行车它去

And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean 而且，直到铁路联洋海洋

Many the lives which had come to an end 其中很多已经走到了尽头的生活

While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland 虽然我们好欺负，偷买了我们的家园

We began the slaughter of the red man 我们开始了红衣男子的屠杀

   

But still from near and far to seek America 不过还是由近及远，以寻求美国

They came by thousands to court the wild 他们来到了成千上万法庭野生

And she just patiently smiled and bore a child 她只是耐心地笑了笑，生了一个孩子

To be their spirit and guiding light 是他们的精神和指路明灯

   

The blue and grey they stomped it 蓝色和灰色他们踩它

They kicked it just like a dog 他们踢它就像一只狗

And when the war over 当战争的结束

They stuffed it just like a hog 他们塞进它就像一头猪

   

And though the past has it's share of injustice 虽然过去有它的份额不公

Kind was the spirit in many a way 一种是在很多的方式精神

But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping 但它的保护者和朋友一直在睡觉

Now it's a monster and will not obey 现在，它是一个怪物，不会服从