Portrait of the Knight of Wands - Suzanne Vega

Portrait of the Knight of Wands - Suzanne Vega (苏珊·薇格)

He stood upon the last
他站在最后一个
Bastions of the place
堡垒所在的地方
Looked out on the ruins
看着外面的废墟
With thunder in his face
他的脸上显露出愤怒的表情
An introverted spectacle
一个含蓄的场景
In the flowers on the rocks
在废墟的花丛之中
The daisies on the ramparts
城墙上的雏菊
Blowing free
自由地吹拂着
His heart was divided
他的心宛如刀割
Clouds gathered in the sky
天空中乌云密集
The belfry made of wood and steel
钟楼是由木头和金属建造的
Was silenced in it's cry
沉默地哭着
Something must have happened
肯定会发生一些事情
What he wouldn't say
他不会这样说
But shown within
但是显现在
The wider lens of history
历史的广角镜头中
His mission the transmission
他的使命就是要传送
Of technology
科技
One cannon trained upon the church
炮轰训练不能在教堂进行
This one caught his eye
这次引起了他的注意
“to keep the bishop in his place”
在他所在的地方进行洗礼
He muttered with a sigh
他低声叹息
His mood was melancholy
他的心情很孤独忧伤
His attitude severe
他态度恶劣
His inner burden
在他的内心里压力
Weighed upon him mightily
使他感到非常沉重
A bird as never seen in books
一只从未在书中见过的鸟
Flew in overhead
从头顶飞过
A kind of dove it might have been
它可能是一种鸽子
But not a sound was said
但没有人那样说过
All the ancient knowledge lay
所有古代的知识都奠定了基础
In pieces on the ground
地上的碎片是
The cause of all his suffering
他遭受这一切的原因
Was not for love of me
不是爱我吗
His mission the transmission
而是他的使命就是传送
Of technology
科技