I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea, 我清楚地记得在我第一次出海，

It was on the old "Calcutta" in eighteen fifty-three. 它在一八五三年是在旧的“加尔各答” 。

I was just a lad of fourteen years, a midshipman to be 我是十四年只是一个小伙子，海军官校学生为

To make my way in sailing ships of the Royal Navy. 为了使我的方式在帆船皇家海军。

   

By the time that I was twenty-one I'd sailed the world around, 到时候，我是21我周围航行的世界，

Weathered storms in the China seas with the hatches battened down, 在中国海域，舱口风化风暴封闭的地方，

And made my way by starlight off the coast of Newfoundland 而我的方式由星光纽芬兰海岸

And dined on beer and herrings while the waves blew all around. 而且吃了饭啤酒和鲱鱼，而波自爆各地。

   

I live in retirement now and through my window comes the sound 我住在退休现在通过我的窗口出现的声音

Of seagulls and sets my mind remembering. 海鸥和设置我的脑海记忆。

The evening stars like memories sail far beyond the distant trees 晚上繁星般的回忆帆远远超出了远处的树木

Way out across the open seas I hear them sing. 出路在开阔的海洋，我听到他们唱歌。

   

Oh, the wooden ships they turned to iron and the iron ships to steel 呵呵，木船，他们转向了铁和铁船钢

And shed their sails like autumn leaves with the turning of the wheel 而抛头颅，洒帆如秋叶与车轮的转动

And I was given Captain's rank, and soon took under me 而我得到了队长的军衔，并根据我很快就

the proudest ship that ever sailed for Queen and country. 最骄傲的船航行过的女王和国家。

   

Ah, the old queen she passed away with the newborn century 啊，老女王，她去世的新生儿世纪

And I received my calling up to the admiralty. 我收到了我的电话到金钟。

The sands ran through the hourglass each day more rapidly 沙子通过沙漏的每一天更迅速地跑了

As we watched the growing of the fleets of High Germany. 高德的车队，因为我们看到的越来越多。

   

So at last the Great War blazed I waited with the passing days 因此，在最后一战闪耀我等待的流年

a call to arms that never came, writing letters. 战斗的号角，永远不会来了，写信。

"I may be old now in your eyes, but all my years have made me wise, “我现在可能老在你眼前，但我所有的几年使我聪明，

You don't see where the danger lies, oh call me back, call me back..." 你看不到危险所在，哦给我回电话，回电话给我......“

   

But the war, it ran its course they could find no use for me 但战争，它跑的过程中，他们能找到没有用我

And I live in the country now, grandchildren on my knee 我住在乡下，现在，我的膝盖上孙子

And sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be 有时候觉得在所有这个世界上最悲哀的事情是

Old admirals who feel the wind and never put to sea. 老提督谁觉得风从来没有把大海。

   

Now just like you, I've sailed my dreams like ships across the sea 现在，就像你，我已经航行了我的梦想就像船过海

And some of them they've come on rocks and some faced mutiny 而他们中的一些，他们已经来到岩石上，有些面临兵变

And when they're sunken one by one I'll join that company - 而当他们在一个凹陷的一个我会加入这家公司 -

Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea. 老提督谁觉得风，从来没有把大海。