She came from Providence, 她来自普罗维登斯，

the one in Rhode Island 一个在罗得岛

Where the old world shadows hang 在旧世界的影子挂

heavy in the air 重于空气

She packed her hopes and dreams 她把她的希望和梦想

like a refugee 像难民

Just as her father came across the sea 正如她的父亲来到隔海相望

   

She heard about a place people were smilin' 她听说过一个地方的人都微笑

They spoke about the red man's way, 他们谈到了红人的方式，

and how they loved the land 以及他们如何爱土地

And they came from everywhere 他们来自世界各地来到

to the Great Divide 在大分水岭

Seeking a place to stand 寻找一个支点

or a place to hide 或藏身之地

   

Down in the crowded bars, 相传在拥挤的酒吧，

out for a good time, 出去玩的时候，

Can't wait to tell you all, 迫不及待地想告诉大家，

what it's like up there 是什么感觉那里

And they called it paradise 他们把它称为天堂

I don't know why 我不知道为什么

Somebody laid the mountains low 有人奠定了低山

while the town got high 而镇上有高

   

Then the chilly winds blew down 然后，在寒冷的风吹倒

Across the desert 穿越沙漠

through the canyons of the coast, to 通过海岸的峡谷，以

the Malibu 马利布

Where the pretty people play, 当漂亮的人玩，

hungry for power 渴望权力

to light their neon way 点燃自己的路霓虹灯

and give them things to do 并给他们要做的事情

   

Some rich men came and raped the land, 一些有钱的人来了，强奸的土地，

Nobody caught 'em 没人抓时间

Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus, 放了一堆丑陋的盒子，耶稣，

people bought 'em 人们买了时间

And they called it paradise 他们把它称为天堂

The place to be 这个地方是

They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea 他们看着朦胧的太阳，沉在海中

   

You can leave it all behind 你可以离开这一切的背后

and sail to Lahaina 并驶向拉海纳

just like the missionaries did, so many years ago 就像传教士一样，所以很多年前

They even brought a neon sign: "Jesus is coming" 他们甚至带来了一个霓虹灯标志： “耶稣来了”

Brought the white man's burden down 带来了白人的负担降

Brought the white man's reign 带来了白人的统治

   

Who will provide the grand design? 谁将会为盛大设计的？

What is yours and what is mine? 什么是你，什么是我的？

'Cause there is no more new frontier 因为没有更多的新领域

We have got to make it here 我们必须让它在这里

   

We satisfy our endless needs and 我们满足我们无尽的需求，

justify our bloody deeds, 证明我们的血腥行为，

in the name of destiny and the name 在命运和名称的名称

of God 神

   

And you can see them there, 你可以看到他们在那里，

On Sunday morning 周日上午

They stand up and sing about 他们站起来唱

what it's like up there 是什么感觉那里

They call it paradise 他们称之为天堂

I don't know why 我不知道为什么

You call someplace paradise, 你叫什么地方的天堂，

kiss it goodbye 亲吻它再见