The Roses - Caedmon’s Call

The Roses - Caedmon's Call

High above the Valley of Quito
基多山谷高处
An old man and his bride grow roses
一个老人和他的新娘在种植玫瑰
Red and yellow white and golden
红的 黄的 白的还有金色的
And to him they are precious as children
对他来说 它们像孩子一般珍贵
Their daughter she moved to America
他们的女儿搬到美国
One more brick in the tower of Babel
离成功更近一步
She has a son they've never seen at all
她有一个儿子 他们都没见过
And they're praying they raised her well
他们祈祷他们好好抚养她
On the mountain high
在高山上
They will live and die
他们会活着 然后死去
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
And the children grow
孩子们都长大了
In the God they know
他们知道上帝
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
A man his bride his children and his roses
一个男人以及他的新娘 他的孩子以及他的玫瑰
Planted in faith and watered in tears
用信仰种植 用眼泪灌溉
Honey that's all they have and they're happier here
甜心 那是他们拥有的全部 他们在这更快乐
Than any of my friends back home
比任何回家的朋友
They've met Jesus and they really know Him
他们遇到Jesus 他们真的认识他
On the mountain high
在高山上
They will live and die
他们会活着 然后死去
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
And the children grow
孩子们都长大了
In the God they know
他们知道上帝
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
Now I'm back at home all alone and trying to find my thoughts
现在我回到家里 独自一人 努力找寻我的想法
About that old man so inspiring but the TV's always on
关于那个老人 受到鼓舞 但是电视依然播放
And the phone it won't stop ringing and these bills they keep on screaming
电话会一直响 这些账单还是那么吓人
To pay for all the things that we have never really needed
为一切祈祷 这不是我们真正需要的东西
And I wonder what he's doing right now
我想知道他现在在做什么
Maybe walking through his simple field and thinking about how
也许走过他简单的天地 想着怎么样
God has blessed him so
上帝会保佑他
A man his bride his children and his roses
一个男人和他的新娘 他的孩子和他的玫瑰
On the mountain high
在高山上
They will live and die
他们会活着 然后死去
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
And the children grow
孩子们都长大了
In the God they know
他们知道上帝
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
On the mountain high
在高山上
They will live and die
他们会活着 然后死去
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
And the children grow
孩子们都长大了
In the God they know
他们知道上帝
As time just slips away
当时光消逝
Just slips away
时光消逝
Slips away
时光消逝