When I was just a lad of ten my father said to me
年轻的时候,爸爸对我说
Come here and learn a lesson from the lovely lemon tree
到这儿来,从这可爱的柠檬树上学点儿什么
Don't put your faith in love my boy my father said to me
别太相信爱情,我的孩子,父亲对我说
I fear youll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree
我担心你会找到如可爱的柠檬树一样的爱情
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽
Beneath the lemon tree one day my love and I did a lie
有一天,在柠檬树下,我的爱和我说了个谎
A girl so sweet that when she smiled the sun rose in the sky
那个甜美女孩,她的笑容能让太阳升起在空中
We passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree
夏天过后,柠檬树下,我们在爱里迷失
The music of her laughter hid my fathers words from me
她悠扬的笑声让我忘记了父亲的话语
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽
One day she left without a word she took away the sun
有一天,她什么都没说就离开了,她带走了阳光
And in the dark she left behind I knew what she had done
在她留下的黑暗里,我知道她为何离开
Shed left me for another its a common tale but true
她为了某人离开了我,很平常的故事,不过这是真的
A sadder man but wiser now I sing these words to you
现在我变成了一个忧伤但睿智的男人,我对你们哼唱着这些话
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬树很可爱,柠檬花很香甜
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
可是柠檬的果实很苦,难以下咽