Finale: Children Will Listen - Bernadette Peters

Finale: Children Will Listen - Bernadette Peters/Into the Woods Ensemble/Original Broadway Cast of Into the Woods/Stephen Sondheim
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Written by：Stephen Sondheim

The slotted spoon can catch the potato
漏勺也能捞起沉甸的土豆
Every knot was once straight rope
每个绳结都曾是笔直的绳索
The harder to wake
越是难唤醒的
The better to have
越是值得珍藏
The greater the good
愈是珍贵的善意
The harder the blow
愈需承受重击
When going to hide
若要藏身暗处
Know how to get there
先要认准归途
And how to get back
如何找到归途
And eat first
先填饱肚子
The knife that is sharp today
今日锋利的刀刃
May be dull by tomorrow
明日或将钝挫
Ah ah ah ah ah

May I wasn't just meant to have children
或许我本不该有孩子
Don't say that
别这么说
Of course you were meant to have children
你当然注定要为人父母
But how will I go about being a father
但我该如何独自承担父亲的责任
With no one to mother my child
没有母亲陪伴孩子成长
Just calm the child
只需安抚这个孩子
Yes calm the child
是的 安抚这个孩子
Look tell him the story
来 告诉他这个故事
Of how it all happened
关于一切的起源
Be father and mother
既当父亲又当母亲
You'll know what to do
你会知道该怎么做
Alone
独自前行
Sometimes people leave you
有时人们会离你而去
Halfway through the wood
在人生旅途的中途
Do not let it grieve you
不必为此悲伤
No one leaves for good
没有人会永远离开
You are not alone
你并不孤单
No one is alone
没有人是孤独的
Hold him to the light now
让他面向光明
Let him see the glow
让他看见希望的光芒
Things will be all right now
一切终将好起来
Tell him what you know
告诉他你的所知
Shhh

Once upon a time
很久很久以前
Far off kingdom
在遥远的王国
There lived a young maiden
住着一位少女
A sad young lad
和忧郁的少年
Careful the things you say
谨言慎行莫轻忽
Children will listen
稚子皆在侧耳听
And a childless baker
无子的面包师傅
With his wife
与他的妻子
Careful the things you do
行事当需多思量
Children will see
孩童清澈眼眸中
And learn
皆成榜样
Children may not obey
纵使孩童不遵从
But children will glisten
但孩子们会闪耀光芒
Children will look to you
孩子们会仰望你
For which way to turn
寻求方向指引
To learn what to be
学习如何成长
Careful before you say
开口前请三思
Listen to me
倾听我的心声
Children will listen
稚子皆在侧耳听
Careful the wish you make
许愿需谨慎
Wishes are children
愿望如孩童
Careful the path they take
前路慎抉择
Wishes come true
愿望终成真
Not free
代价不轻付
Careful the spell you cast
咒语慎施展
Not just on children
不独对孩子
Sometimes the spell may last
魔力或长存
Past what you can see
超越眼前所见
And turn against you
终将与你为敌
Careful the tale you tell
慎言你所讲述的故事
That is the spell
那即是咒语
Children will listen
稚子皆在侧耳听
Though it's fearful
纵然令人畏惧
Though it's deep
纵然深不可测
Though it's dark
纵然黑暗无边
And though you may lose the path
纵使前路迷失方向
Though you may encounter wolves
纵使遭遇豺狼环伺
You can't just act
不可鲁莽行事
You have to listen
须静心倾听
You can't just act
不可鲁莽行事
You have to think
须三思而行
Though it's dark
纵然黑暗无边
There are always wolves
世间总有恶狼潜伏
There are always spells
世间总有咒语低语
There are always beans
世间总有魔豆生长
Or a giant dwells there
或藏匿巨人的踪迹
Into the woods you go again
你再次踏入幽暗森林
You have to every now and then
这是必经的轮回宿命
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
No telling when
不问归期
Be ready for the journey
准备好踏上征途
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
But not too fast
但莫要仓促
Or what you wish
否则心中所求
You lose at last
终将化为乌有
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
But mind the past
谨记来时路
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
But mind the future
但要谨记未来
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
But not to stray
切莫迷失方向
Or tempt the wolf
莫要招惹恶狼
Or steal from the giant
也别窃取巨人宝藏
The way is dark
前路幽暗难辨
The light is dim
微光若隐若现
But now there's you me her and him
幸有你我他她相伴
The chances look small
机会看似渺茫
The choices look grim
选择如此艰难
But everything you learn there
但你在那里学到的每件事
Will help when you return there
都将助你重返征程
The light is getting dimmer
光芒渐趋微弱
I think I see a glimme
我仿佛瞥见一线希望
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
You have to grope
你必须摸索前行
But that's the way you learn to cope
这正是你学会面对的方式
Into the woods to find there's hope
深入丛林 寻找希望的踪迹
Of getting through the journey
穿越这段旅程的勇气
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
Each time you go
每一次前行
There's more to learn of what you know
都让你更懂已知的深意
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
But not too slow
但别太过迟疑
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
It's nearing midnight
午夜将近时分
Into the woods to mind the wolf
深入丛林提防恶狼
To heed the witch
谨记女巫警示
To honor the giant
敬畏巨人威严
To mind to heed to find to think
留心 聆听 追寻 思索
To teach to join to go to the Festival
教导 同行 奔赴庆典
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
Into the woods
向密林深处走去
Then out of the woods
终将穿越迷雾
And happy ever after
迎来永恒欢愉
I wish
我如此祈愿