I dreamed a dream in time gone by



　　时光荏苒 我梦见过往的时光



　　When hope was high



　　当时的我满怀希望



　　And life worth living



　　生命澎湃而充满价值



　　I dreamed that love would never die



　　在我梦里 爱永无止息永不凋零



　　I dreamed that God would be forgiving



　　仁慈的主宽容与爱永无定限



　　Then I was young and unafraid



　　当时的我年轻无惧



　　And dreams were made and used and wasted



　　梦想被创造，拥有，直到废弃



　　There was no ransom to be paid



　　当年的我 生无牵挂 无需付出任何代价



　　No song unsung, no wine untasted无歌不唱 无酒不尝



　　But the tigers come at night



　　而凶残的老虎(此指危机)本性总是乘夜袭来



　　With their voices soft as thunder



　　带着犹如暗雷低回的声音 五雷轰顶



　　As they tear your hope apart



　　他们将你的希望与期待从此无情地撕裂摧毁



　　And they turn your dream to shame



　　梦想变成耻辱 梦想的实践 只如同笑话一般



　　He slept a summer by my side



　　一整个绿色轻柔的漫漫长夏 他陪伴在我身旁 使我不再寂寞孤单



　　He filled my days with endless wonder



　　他让我时时刻刻惊喜无限 拨动了我久已沉默的心弦



　　He took my childhood in his stride



　　他踏碎了我沉闷而一潭死水的生活 我们坠入了凉静安闲的境界



　　But he was gone when autumn came



　　但在秋叶飘落起舞时 他却离开了我



　　And still I dream he'll come to me



　　直至如今我依旧脆弱地梦想期盼着 他即将会回到我身旁



　　That we will live the years together



　　憧憬着我们像以前的美好过往一样 共度美好余生



　　But there are dreams that cannot be



　　只是 总是有梦 无法成真 了结希望



　　And there are storms we cannot weather



　　总有风雨天气 无法掌控改变



　　I had a dream my life would be



　　我的梦想尽美尽善 曾经这是我的人生



　　So different from this hell I'm living



　　如今我的悲惨现实却如焦土地狱



　　So different now from what it seemed



　　现差距之大 让我无法想象



　　Now life has killed the dream I dreamed



　　我的美丽梦境曾是人间天堂 但终将被现实遗忘

• childhood [´tʃaildhud] n.幼年(时代)；早期 (初中英语单词)
• ransom [´rænsəm] n.赎金；勒索 vt.赎 (高中英语单词)