You saw sagacious solomon
你见过睿智的所罗门
You know what came of him
你知晓他的结局
To him complexities seemed plain
纷繁世事在他眼中如此简单
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
他诅咒自己降生的时刻
And saw that everything was vain
看透万物皆为虚妄
How great and wise was solomon
所罗门多么伟大而睿智
The world however did not wait
然而世界却不为他停留
But soon observed what followed on
但他很快便察觉到随后发生的事
Its wisdom that had brought him to this state
竟是智慧将他引向此番境地
How fortunate the man with none
一无所有的人多么幸运
You saw courageous caesar next
接着你看到了英勇的凯撒
You know what he became
你可知他最终的归宿
They deified him in his life
生前世人将他奉若神明
Then had him murdered just the same
却依然未能幸免被刺杀的命运
And as they raised the fatal knife
当他们举起那致命的刀刃
How loud he cried: you too my son
他高声哭喊:你也是我的孩子
The world however did not wait
然而世界却不为他停留
But soon observed what followed on
但他很快便察觉到随后发生的事
Its courage that had brought him to that state
正是这勇气 将他引向如此境地
How fortunate the man with none
一无所有的人多么幸运
You heard of honest socrates
你可知那正直的苏格拉底
The man who never lied:
一个从不言谎的人:
They werent so grateful as youd think
他们的感激远不如你所想
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
统治者却决意将他审判
And handed him the poisoned drink
随后将那杯毒酒递到他手中
How honest was the peoples noble son
那个高贵正直的人民之子是何等坦诚
The world however did not wait
然而世界却不为他停留
But soon observed what followed on
但他很快便察觉到随后发生的事
Its honesty that brought him to that state
正是他的坦诚将他引向此般境地
How fortunate the man with none
一无所有的人多么幸运
Here you can see respectable folk
看啊,这些值得尊敬的世人
Keeping to gods own laws
恪守着上苍的规条
So far he hasnt taken heed
可神明至今仍未垂怜
You who sit safe and warm indoors
安居室中,尽享温暖的你
Help to relieve out bitter need
请伸出援手缓解我们的苦楚
How virtuously we had begun
我们曾以何等美德启程
The world however did not wait
然而世界却不为他停留
But soon observed what followed on
但他很快便察觉到随后发生的事
Its fear of God that brought us to that state
正是对上帝的畏惧 将我们带至这般境地
How fortunate the man with none
一无所有的人何其幸运