I've met some folks
我见过一些人
Who say that I'm a dreamer
他们说我是一个梦想家
And I've no doubt
我也毫无疑问
There's truth in what they say
他们说的话就是真理
But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer
但可以肯定的是 我的身体一定会与梦想家有关
When all the things he loves are far away
当他爱的一切都已远去
And precious things
那些珍贵的东西
Are dreams unto an exile
将会是放逐的梦想
They take him over
他们带着他
The land across the sea
穿越万水千山
Especially when it happens he's an exile
尤其当一切发生的时候 他却在逃亡
From that dear lovely Isle of Inisfree
来自那亲爱的茵梦湖岛
And when the moonlight peeps across the rooftops
当月光透过屋顶照耀在人们身上
Of this great city
在这个城市里
Wondrous though it be
那是很奇妙的
I scarcely feel it's wonder or it's laughter
我分不清那是奇迹还是笑声
I'm once again back home in Inisfree
我再次回到茵梦湖岛
I wonder over green hills
我想越过绿色的群山
Through dreamy valleys
穿过梦幻的山谷
And find a peace
寻求平静
No other land would know
没有其他的地方适合我
I hear the birds make music fit for angels
我听到鸟儿为天使们唱着歌谣
And watch the rivers laughing
我听到小溪的欢笑
As they flow
当它们流过时
And then into a humble shack I wander
我漫步在简陋的小屋里
My dear old home and tenderly behold
我亲爱的老家那么柔和
The folks I love
有我爱的父老乡亲
Around the turf fire gathered
大地上火焰燃烧
On bended knee
人们都双膝跪地
Their rosary is told
他们的念珠未尝不是种诉说
But dreams don't last
但是梦想不会延续
Though dreams are not forgotten
尽管梦想不会被忘却
And soon I'm back to stern reality
很快我就要回到现实
But though they pave
但尽管他们铺平道路
The foot ways here with gold dust
他们的脚步依然会扬起金沙
I still would choose my Isle of Inisfree
我还是会选择亲爱的茵梦湖岛