Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well 虽然亚当是我的朋友，我不认识他

He was alone into his distance 他独自一人到他的距离

He was deep into his well 他深入到他的好

I could guess what he was laughing at, but I couldn't really tell 我猜他是在笑，但我真的不能告诉

Now the story's told that Adam jumped, but I've been thinking that he fell 现在，这个故事的告诉亚当跳下来，但我一直在想，他倒下了

   

Together we went traveling, as we received the call 我们一起去旅行，因为我们收到的呼叫

His destination India, and I had none at all 他的目的地印度，我有没有在所有

Well, I still remember laughing with our backs against the wall 嗯，我还记得笑与我们背水一战

So free of fear, we never thought that one of us might fall 所以，没有恐惧，我们从来不认为我们中的一个会下降

   

I sit before my only candle, but it's so little light to find my way 我坐在我唯一的蜡烛前，但它是如此小光找到我的路

Now this story unfolds before my candle 现在，这个故事我的蜡烛前展开

Which is shorter every hour as it reaches for the day 这是每一个小时缩短为达到一天

But I feel just like a candle in the way 不过，我感觉就像在路上蜡烛

I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure 我想我会到达那里，但我不会说肯定

   

When we parted we were laughing still, as our goodbyes were said 当我们分手了，我们都在笑的是，作为我们告别了说

And I never heard from him again as each our lives we led 我从来没有听到他再次为我们每一个生命，我们领导

Except for once in someone else's letter that I read 除了曾经在别人的信我读

Until I heard the sudden word that a friend of mine was dead 直到我听到突如其来的词，我的一个朋友死了

   

I sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits beside the way 我坐在我唯一的蜡烛前，像一个朝圣者坐在道旁

Now this journey appears before my candle 现在，这个旅程会出现我的面前的蜡烛

As a song that's growing fainter the harder that I play 正如一首歌是这样的困难，我发挥越来越暗淡

But I fear before I end I'll fade away 但我担心在我结束我会消失

But I guess I'll get there, though I wouldn't say for sure 不过，我想我会到达那里，但我不会说肯定

   

Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him long 虽然亚当是我的朋友，我不知道他长

And when I stood myself beside him, I never though I was as strong 而当我站在我自己在他身边，我从未想过我一样强

Still it seems he stopped his singing in the middle of his song 尽管如此，似乎他停止了他的歌声在他的歌曲的中间

Well I'm not the one to say I know, but I'm hoping he was wrong 嗯，我不是一个说，我知道，但我希望他是错的

   

I'm holding out my only candle, though it's so little light to find my way 我伸出我唯一的蜡烛，但它是如此小光找到我的路

Now this story's been laid beneath my candle 现在，这个故事一直把我的蜡烛下

And it's shorter every hour as it reaches for the day 而且它每隔一小时缩短为达到一天

Yes, I feel just like a candle in the way 是的，我感觉就像在路上蜡烛

I hope I'll get there, but I never pray 我希望我会在那里，但我从来没有祈祷