A Puzzlement (Bonus Track) - Robert Merrill/Richard Rodgers
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There are times I almost think
有时我几乎怀疑
I am not sure of what I absolutely know
自己确信的一切是否真实
Very often find confusion
常常陷入困惑迷惘
In conclusion I concluded long ago
最终结论早已注定
In my head are many facts
脑海中堆积着无数知识
That as a student I have studied to procure
作为学者苦心钻研所得
In my head are many facts
脑海中堆积着无数知识
Of which I wish I was more certain I am sure
却渴望能更加确信无疑
Is a puzzlement
真是令人困惑
What to tell growing son
该如何教导成长中的儿子
What for instance shall I say to him of women
比如关于女人 我该对他说些什么
Shall I educate him on the ancient lines
是否该用古老的方式教育他
Shall I tell the boy as far as he is able
是否该告诉这孩子 尽他所能
To respect his wives and love his concubines
尊重妻子 爱护妾室
Shall I tell him everyone is like the other
是否该告诉他 人人都差不多
And the better of the two is really neither
而两者中较好的那个其实都不怎么样
If I tell him this I think he won't believe it
若我道出真相 恐怕他难以相信
And I nearly think that I don't believe it either
就连我自己 也几乎对此心存疑虑
When my father was a king
昔日父王在位时
He was a king who knew exactly what he knew
是位明察秋毫的君主
And his brain was not a thing
他的思绪从不会
Forever swinging to and fro and fro and to
如钟摆般摇摆不定
Shall I then be like my father
我是否该效仿父王
And be willfully unmovable and strong
固执己见 岿然不动
Or is it better to be right
坚持己见是否更为明智
Or am I right when I believe I may be wrong
抑或当我怀疑自己时才算清醒
Shall I join with other nations in alliance
我该与其他国家结盟吗
If allies are weak am I not best alone
若盟友孱弱 独善其身岂非上策
If allies are strong with power to protect me
若盟友强势 足以庇护我
Might they not protect me out of all I own
他们是否会护我到一无所有
Is a danger to be trusting one another
彼此信任暗藏危机
One will seldom want to do what other wishes
人们总难同心同愿
But unless someday somebody trust somebody
除非某天人们能互相信任
There will be nothing left on earth excepting fishes
否则世间万物终将消亡 只剩鱼群游荡
There are times I almost think
有时我几乎怀疑
Nobody sure of what he absolutely know
无人能确信所知皆为真相
Everybody find confusion
众生皆陷困惑迷惘
In conclusion he concluded long ago
这结论他早已暗自思量
And it puzzle me to learn
令我困惑的是
That tho' a man may be in doubt of what he know
明知不可为而偏要为之的痴妄
Very quickly he will fight
他很快就要战斗
So he fight to prove that what he does not know is so
为了证明那些未知的真相而战
Oh h h h h h sometimes I think that people going mad
哦 有时我觉得人们都疯了
Ah h h h h h sometimes I think that people not so bad
啊 有时我又觉得人们没那么坏
But not matter what I think
但无论我怎么想
I must go on living life
我都必须继续生活
As leader of my kingdom I must go forth
作为王国的领袖 我必须前行
Be father to my children and husband to each wife
做孩子们的父亲 做妻子的丈夫
Etcetera etcetera and so forth
诸如此类 等等等等
If my lord in heaven Buddha show the way
若天上佛祖能指明方向
Everyday I try to live another day
每一天我都努力活下去
If my lord in heaven Buddha show the way
若天上佛祖能指明方向
Everyday I do my best for one more day
每一天我都竭尽全力
But is a puzzlement
但这仍是难解之谜