When I sing about love and war

当我唱着爱与战争之歌

I don't really know what I'm saying

我真不知道我在说什么

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war

我在爱着 见过很多战争

Seen a lot of people praying

见过无数人祈祷

They pray to Allah and they pray to the lord

他们向真主安拉祈祷 向上帝祈祷

But mostly they pray about love and war

但大多数人祈祷的都和爱与战争有关

Pray about love and war

为爱与战争祈祷

Pray about love and war

为爱与战争祈祷

I've seen a lot of young men go to war

我看过很多年轻人奔赴战场

And leave a lot of young brides waiting

留下许多青春年少的新娘独守空房

I've watched them try to explain it to their kids

我见过他们把这一切向他们的孩子一一解释

And seen a lot of them failing

也见过许多人没能做到这一步

They tried to tell them and they tried to explain

他们试着告诉他们 试图解释

Why daddy won't ever come home again.

爸爸究竟为什么不再回家呢

Daddy won't ever come home again

爸爸永远不再回来了

Daddy won't ever come home again

爸爸永远不再回来了

I said a lot of things that I can't take back

我说的许多事情我已无从记起

But I don't really know if I want to

但我真的不知道我是否想

I sang songs about war

唱那些战争歌曲

Since the backstreets of Toronto

自从多伦多后街事件以来

I sang for justice and I hit a bad chord

我为正义歌唱 弹了一个糟糕的和弦

But I still try to sing about love and war

但我仍试着唱爱与战争之歌

The saddest thing in the whole wide world

全世界最悲哀的东西莫过于

Is to break the heart of your lover

伤透你爱人的心

I made a mistake and I did it again

我犯过错 并一再犯错

And we struggled to recover

我们挣扎着恢复到从前

Then I sang in anger, hit another bad chord

然后我饱含一腔怒火唱歌 弹另一个糟糕的和弦

But I still try to sing about love and war

但我仍试着唱爱与战争之歌

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war

我仍然爱着 眼见许多战争