The Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
就在昨天，一個孩子想要
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
把捉到的蜻蜓放進罐子裡
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
害怕當天空佈滿雷鳴時
And tearful at the falling of a star
對著墜落的星星流淚
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
然後他就在四季裡轉啊轉
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
滑過十條清澈的溪流
Words like when you're older must appease him
像你這麼大的人必須安撫他
And promises of someday make his dreams
並承諾有一天會實現他的夢想
And the seasons they go round and round
而季節還在不停旋轉著
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩繪的小馬上上下下地移動著
We're captive on the carousel of time
我們被時間的旋轉所俘虜
We can't return we can only look
我們無法回頭只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我們來的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋轉
In the circle game
在遊戲的圈圈中
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
十六個春天和十六個夏天過去了
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
貨車車輪穿過整個城鎮
And they tell him take your time it won't be long now
他們告訴他慢慢來，不會太久的
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
直到你拖著你的腳步轉圈慢下來
And the seasons they go round and round
而季節還在不停旋轉著
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩繪的小馬上上下下地移動著
We're captive on the carousel of time
我們被時間的旋轉所俘虜
We can't return we can only look
我們無法回頭只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我們來的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋轉
In the circle game
在遊戲的圈圈中
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
這麼多年過去了，現在這個男孩已經二十歲了
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
儘管他的夢想已經失去了一些輝煌
There'll be good dreams maybe betterdreams and plenty
也許會有更好的夢想和更多的夢想
Before the last revolving year is through
在最後一年過去之前
And the seasons they go round and round
而季節還在不停旋轉著
And the painted ponies go up and down
彩繪的小馬上上下下地移動著
We're captive on the carousel of time
我們被時間的旋轉所俘虜
We can't return we can only look
我們無法回頭只能回首
Behind from where we came
在我們來的地方
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋轉
In the circle game
在遊戲的圈圈中
And go round and round and round
一圈一圈旋轉
In the circle game
在遊戲的圈圈中