With life just begun, my sleeping new son 随着生活才刚刚开始，我睡觉的新儿子

has eyes that roll back in his head 有眼睛回滚在他的头上

They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart 他们扑和飞镖，他减慢了他的心脏

and pictures a world past his bed 和图片的世界过去他的床

It's hard to believe 很难相信，

As I watch you breathe 当我看着你的呼吸

Your mind drifts and weaves 你的头脑漂移和织

   

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？

Do you dream about 你梦想

music or mathematics 音乐或数学

or planets too far for the eye? 或行星太远了眼睛？

Do you dream about 你梦想

Jesus or quantum mechanics 耶稣和量子力学

or angels who sing lullabies? 或天使谁唱的摇篮曲？

   

His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived 他的囟门脉冲，他的生活的生活

With memories he'll learn to ignore 随着回忆，他将学会忽视

And when it is closed, he already knows 而当它关闭时，他已经知道

he's forgotten all he knew before 他忘记了，他之前就知道

But when sleep sets in 但是，当休眠套中

history begins 历史开始

But the future will win 但未来会赢得

   

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？

Are they colour or black and white, 他们是彩色或黑白，

Yiddish or English 意第绪语或英语

or languages not yet conceived? 或语言尚未怀孕？

Are they silent or boisterous? 他们是沉默或喧闹？

Do you hear noises just 你听到的声音只是

loud enough to be perceived? 响亮到足以被察觉？

Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing 你听到德尔香的“失控”玩

on transistor radio waves? 晶体管无线电波？

With so little experience, 这么少的经验，

your mind not yet cognizant 你的心还没有认识到

Are you wise beyond your few days? 你聪明过人你几天？

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？

When you dream, 当你的梦想，

what do you dream about? 你有什么梦想？