The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life) - Peter, Paul & Mary
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So I told him that he'd better shut his mouth
于是我警告他最好闭上嘴巴
And do his job like a man
像个男人一样履行职责
And he answered listen father
他却回答 父亲请听我说
I will never kill another
我绝不会再夺取他人性命
He thinks he's better
他自视甚高
Than his brother that died
比起死去的兄长
What the hell does he think he's doing
他究竟以为自己算什么东西
To his father who brought him up right
这般对待含辛茹苦养育他的父亲
Take your place on the great mandala
在命运之轮上找到你的位置
As it moves through your brief moment of time
当它转动 穿过你短暂的生命时光
Win or lose now you must choose now
此刻你必须抉择 是胜是败
And if you lose you're only losing your life
若你失败 不过是赔上这条性命
Tell the jailer not to bother
告诉狱卒不必费心
With his meal of bread and water today
今日无需送来面包与清水
He is fasting 'til the killing's over
他将绝食至杀戮终结
He's a martyr he thinks he's a prophet
他自诩先知 甘愿成为殉道者
But he's a coward he's just playing a game
但他只是个懦夫 在玩一场游戏
He can't do it he can't change it
他无能为力 无法改变
It's been going on for ten thousand years
这场纷争已持续万年
Take your place on the great mandala
在命运之轮上找到你的位置
As it moves through your brief moment of time
当它转动 穿过你短暂的生命时光
Win or lose now you must choose now
此刻你必须抉择 是胜是败
And if you lose you've only wasted your life
若你失败 不过是虚度此生
Tell the people they are safe now
告诉人们 他们现在安全了
Hunger stopped him he lies still in his cell
饥饿使他倒下 静静躺在牢房
Death has gagged his accusations
死亡封住了他的控诉
We are free now we can kill now
我们自由了 可以杀戮了
We can hate now now we can end the world
可以仇恨了 现在能毁灭世界了
We're not guilty he was crazy
我们无罪 他才是疯子
And it's been going on for ten thousand years
这场闹剧已持续万年
Take your place on the great mandala
在命运之轮上找到你的位置
As it moves through your brief moment of time
当它转动 穿过你短暂的生命时光
Win or lose now you must choose now
此刻你必须抉择 是胜是败
And if you lose you've only wasted your life
若你失败 不过是虚度此生
Wasted your life
虚度此生