See the monkey peel the onion 见猴子剥洋葱

See the monkey cry 见猴子叫声

He can feel his tears are flowin' 他能感觉到他的眼泪都流

But he don't know why 但他不知道为什么

   

He continues peeling faster 他继续剥落更快

'Til the onion is no more 直到洋葱是没有更多的

Now at last his cryin's over 现在，在他最后的哭泣的过

But all he had is gone 但是，他是走了

Whatever for 不管是什么

   

You and I are always chasing 你和我总是追逐

Wild ambitions and far off dreams 野心和遥远的梦想

As we run in all directions 正如我们在所有方向上执行

Nothing's quite the joy it seems 什么是相当似乎喜悦

   

If I tell you that I love you 如果我告诉你，我爱你

Don't ask how much 不要问多少钱

And don't ask why 不要问为什么

Have no doubt and ask no questions 毫无疑问，并要求没有问题

Just believe it's not a lie 只要相信它不是一个谎言

   

Never take my love for granted 千万不要把我的爱是理所当然的

But never put it to the test 但从来没有把它放到测试

Like the monkey and his onion 如猴子和他的洋葱

Too much investigation 太多调查

You know the rest 你都知道了

   

You and I are always chasing 你和我总是追逐

Wild ambitions and far off dreams 野心和遥远的梦想

As we run in all directions 正如我们在所有方向上执行

Nothing's quite the joy it seems 什么是相当似乎喜悦

   

On that we could be contented 在我们可以心满意足

With the good things that we've gained 与我们已经获得的好东西

But in the end we're empty handed 但最终我们两手空空

Just because we need the world explained 只是因为我们需要世界解释