The Dutchman's not the kind of man 荷兰人的不是那种男人

Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam 谁把他的拇指卡在大坝

That holds his dreams in, 保存自己的梦想，

But that's a secret that only Margaret knows. 但是，这只有玛格丽特知道的秘密。

   

When Amsterdam is golden in the summer, 当阿姆斯特丹金色的夏天，

Margaret brings him breakfast, 玛格丽特带给他的早餐，

She believes him. 她相信他。

He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow. 他认为郁金香盛开的雪下。

   

He's mad as he can be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes, 他是疯了，因为他可以，但玛格丽特只看到，有时候，

Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes. 有时，她看到她腹中的孩子在他的眼睛。

   

Let us go to the banks of the ocean 让我们一起去大海的银行

Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. 凡墙壁超越的须德海。

Long ago, I used to be a young man 很久以前，我曾经是一名年轻男子

And dear Margaret remembers that for me. 和亲爱的玛格丽特记住我。

   

The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, 荷兰人还穿木鞋，

His cap and coat are patched with the love 他的帽子和大衣都修补与爱

That Margaret sewed there. 玛格丽特缝制那里。

Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam. 有时候，他觉得自己还是在鹿特丹。

   

And he watches the tug-boats down canals 他看着拖船，平底船下来运河

An' calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain. 一个“召唤出来给他们，当他认为他知道队长。

Till Margaret comes 直到玛格丽特来

To take him home again 带他回家了

   

Through unforgiving streets that trip him, though she holds his arm, 通过无情的街道绊倒他，但她认为自己的手臂，

Sometimes he thinks he's alone and he calls her name. 有时候，他觉得自己是孤独，他叫她的名字。

   

Let us go to the banks of the ocean 让我们一起去大海的银行

Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee. 凡墙壁超越的须德海。

Long ago, I used to be a young man 很久以前，我曾经是一名年轻男子

And dear Margaret remembers that for me. 和亲爱的玛格丽特记住我。

   

The winters whirl the windmills 'round 冬天抡风车轮

She winds his muffler tighter 她缠他的消声器更紧

And they sit in the kitchen. 他们坐在厨房里。

Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew. 有些茶与威士忌一直走露。

   

And he sees her for a moment, calls her name, 他看到她的那一刻，叫她的名字，

She makes the bed up singing some old love song, 她让床上起来唱一些老的情歌，

A song Margaret learned 一首歌玛格丽特得知

When it was very new. 当它是很新的。

   

He hums a line or two, they sing together in the dark. 他哼唱一两行，他们一起唱歌在黑暗中。

The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out. 荷兰人睡着和玛格丽特吹了蜡烛。

   

Let us go to the banks of the ocean 让我们一起去大海的银行

Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee. 凡墙壁超越的须德海。

Long ago, I used to be a young man 很久以前，我曾经是一名年轻男子

And dear Margaret remembers that for me. 和亲爱的玛格丽特记住我。