Swallows oh swallows taking flight
燕子啊燕子,振翅高飞
on the wing
展翅翱翔
Uneven your path in the pattern you sing
飞行轨迹与鸣唱交织成不规则的韵律
(Darting high Diving low )
(时而高飞,时而低掠)
Ah my dear sister marries South far away
哎,我亲爱的姐姐,远嫁南方
We walk through the wilds
我们跋涉于荒野
on this sorrowful day
在这悲伤的日子
I gaze 'til her silhouette melts in the haze
我凝望直到她的倩影消逝在朦胧雾霭
But she is gone lost in the maze
可她已远去 消失在茫茫前路
My tears fall like rain blurring my sight
我泪如雨下 模糊了双眼
A river of sorrow endless and bright
哀愁如长河 无尽却闪亮
Swallows oh swallows soar high above
燕子啊燕子 在高空盘旋
Your grace is the shadow of
你们轻盈的身影 仿佛是
the sister I love
我心爱姐姐的化身
She’s wed and she’s gone to
她已出嫁 远赴
the distant lands
远方的大地
I walked with her long holding her hands
我曾与她长久地十指相扣
(Never tired of the way )
(永不知倦)
Swallows oh swallows
燕子啊 燕子
how you dance in the sky
你们在空中翩跹起舞
Your calls rise and fall
你们的鸣叫此起彼伏
like her soft parting sigh
犹如她轻柔的离别叹息
Today she travels to the plains
今日她将远行至平原
of the South
南方
With a heavy heart and a silent mouth
心怀沉重 缄默无言
Hand in hand we walked
执手相送
'til the fields turned to gray
直至田野 暮色苍茫
I stare in a trance but no trace remains
我恍惚凝望 却无迹可寻
My heart is broken bound
我心破碎受缚
by these chains
被这枷锁禁锢
The tears pour down washing the stone
泪水倾泻而下 冲刷着磐石
Leaving me here standing alone
独留我一人 伫立原地
My sister so gentle so steady of mind
我的姐姐 温柔而心志坚定
Diligent and prudent the best of her kind
勤勉谨慎 世间难寻
She thinks of our father
她心系父亲
his words held so dear
那些珍视的教诲
His parting instructions still ringing clear
临别叮咛犹在耳畔回响
(Ringing clear )
(余音绕梁)
Swallows oh swallows flitting in the sky
燕子啊 燕子 在天空轻舞飞扬
Darting up and down waving goodbye
上下翻飞 挥手道别离