Practical Arrangement - Sting

Practical Arrangement - Sting

Am I asking for the moon
我又不是要拥有月亮
Is it really so implausible
这能有多么不可思议
That you and I could soon
相信你我很快
Come to some kind of arrangement
便能达成某种约定
I'm not asking for the moon
我不想拥有月亮
I've always been a realist
我一向看重实际
When it's really nothing more
我们需要的不过是
Than a simple rearrangement
简单的转变
With one roof above our heads
两人共撑一片屋檐
A warm house to return to
回家时能感到温暖
We could start with separate beds
我们不必同床共枕
I could sleep alone or learn to
我将学会独自入眠
I'm not suggesting that we'd find
我并不是表明我们能找到
Some earthly paradise forever
某个永恒的天堂
I mean how often does that happen now
若问如今谁人能够做到
The answer's probably never
恐怕永远没有答案
But we could come to an arrangement
但我们可以达成一个约定
A practical arrangement
履行这个务实的安排
And you could learn to love me
你也可以学着爱我
Given time
只要有时间
I'm not promising the moon
我并不许诺你月亮
I'm not promising a rainbow
也不许诺彩虹
Just a practical solution
这不过是一个
To a solitary life
避免孤独的办法
I'd be a father to your boy
我会是你儿子的父亲
A shoulder you could lean on
你也能得到可以依靠的臂膀
How bad could it be
能有多糟糕呢
To be my wife
做我的妻子
With one roof above our heads
两人共撑一片屋檐
A warm house to return to
回家时能感到温暖
You wouldn't have to cook for me
你不必为我下厨
You wouldn't have to learn to
你不必去学
I'm not suggesting that this proposition here
我并不是暗示我们将按上述提议
Could last forever
永远生活下去
I've no intention of deceiving you
我并不想哄骗你
You're far too clever
你比我清楚
But we could come to an arrangement
但我们可以达成一个约定
A practical arrangement
履行这个务实的安排
And perhaps you'd learn to love me
或许你还可以学着爱我
Given time
只要肯付出时间
It may not be the romance
这或许与你的浪漫相去甚远
That you had in mind
在你的脑海里
But you could learn to love me
但你可以学着爱我
Given time
只要肯付出时间