Your passin' broke the silence 你passin 打破了沉默

On that dark October day 在那黑暗十月的一天

The sun was headin' for the west 太阳航向“西

As it did I heard you say 因为它没有我听到你说

I set my sail for a gentle breeze 我把我的风帆为微风

Now I leave this world as it was meant to be 现在我离开这个世界，因为它的意思是什么

And you, did you listen to anything I said? 而你，你有没有在听我说？

Did you ever listen to me? 你有没有听我的话？

   

Though now it seems you'll never know 虽然现在看来，你永远不知道

But every lad to a man must grow 但每一个小伙子，一个人必须成长

Till winter comes to celebrate 直到冬天来庆祝

Then proudly chills the bone 然后得意地发冷骨

When at last they bury me 当最后他们把我埋

Into this ground you'll someday see 这个理由，你会看到有一天

And you, did you listen to anything I said? 而你，你有没有在听我说？

Did you ever listen to me? 你有没有听我的话？

   

Though the face we wear 虽然我们穿的脸

Sometimes seldom speaks 有时，很少说话

From the babe that cries 从哭泣的宝贝

To this grown man's feet 这个成年男子的脚

May the hand still write 可手还是写

And its' heart shape keep 而它的“心脏形状保持

Till our fathers, sons and daughters agree 直到我们的父亲，儿子和女儿同意