All men kill the thing they love 所有的人杀了他们喜欢的东西

By all let this, by all let this be heard [x2] 所有让这，所有让这个被听到的[X2 ]

   

I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye 我从来没有见过一个人谁看了这样的渴望的眼睛

Upon that little tent of blue which prisoners call the sky 当蓝色的小帐篷囚犯称天空

And at every drifting cloud that went with sails of silver by 而在每一个漂泊的云，随着银的帆去

In Reading Gaol by Reading town there is a pit of shame 在雷丁监狱由Reading镇有一个耻辱的坑

And in it lies a wretched man eaten by teeth of flame 而在这躺着一个可怜的人被火焰牙齿吃

The man had killed the thing he loved 该男子杀死了他所爱的东西

And so he had to die 所以他必须死

   

All men kill the thing they love 所有的人杀了他们喜欢的东西

By all let this, by all let this be heard 所有让这，所有让这个被听到

   

Some kill their love when they are young 有人杀了自己的爱情时，他们都很年轻

And some when they are old 还有一些，他们都老了的时候

Some strangle with the hands of Lust 有些扼杀了欲望之手

Some with the hands of Gold 一些与黄金之手

The kindest use a knife, because 最善良的使用刀，因为

The dead so soon grow cold 死这么快就渐渐冷淡

And there, till Christ call forth the dead, 在那里，直到基督召唤死者，

In silence let him lie 在沉默让他的谎言

No need to waste the foolish tear 没有必要浪费愚蠢的撕裂

Nor heave the windy sigh 也不摇头多风叹息

The man had killed the thing he loved 该男子杀死了他所爱的东西

And so he had to die 所以他必须死

   

All men kill the thing they love 所有的人杀了他们喜欢的东西

By all let this, by all let this be heard 所有让这，所有让这个被听到

All men kill the thing they love 所有的人杀了他们喜欢的东西

By all let this, by all let this be heard 所有让这，所有让这个被听到

   

Some do it with a bitter look 有些带苦的样子做

Some with a flattering word 有的用谄媚的话

The coward does it with a kiss 懦夫做它用一个吻

The brave man with a sword 勇敢的人用剑

The man had killed the thing he loved 该男子杀死了他所爱的东西

And so he had to die 所以他必须死

   

All men kill the thing they love 所有的人杀了他们喜欢的东西

By all let this, by all let this be heard 所有让这，所有让这个被听到