Love and War

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