in the year of our lord 1239
公元1239年
there once lived a girl of a royal line
有一位有着王室血统的女孩
the ancient stories do recall ?
根据古老的故事所讲述的
she was the fairest of them all
她是最美的(女孩)
in a castle made of stone
在石制的城堡里
every night she slept alone
她每晚独自长眠
any noise that would raise the dead
任何连亡者都能惊醒的声音
couldn't wake her sleepyhead
都无法唤醒她
a stranger came from a foreign land
遥远的国度来了一位陌生人
asking for the maiden's hand
希望与她结为连理
her father said no go away
她的父亲说,不行,走开
she's gonna marry a king one day
她某天终会嫁给一个国王
the stranger he came back again
那个陌生人离开后又回来了
riding with 10 thousand men
带着一万兵马
Their battle cries filled all with dread
战斗的呼喊能吓破胆
but couldn't wake her sleepyhead
但还是无法唤醒她
the fighting lasted all day long
战斗持续了一整天
but the castle walls were thick and strong
但城堡的墙壁又厚又强
the stranger cried let her decide
陌生人高喊,让她决定吧
where her true affections lie
她的心意究竟属于谁
so the king knocked on her door
于是国王敲响了她的门
only you can end this war
只有你能结束这场战争 (国王对公主所说的话)
no one knows how the story ends
没人知道这个故事的结尾
did she ever wake again?
她醒来了么?
will she ever wake again?
她还会醒来么?
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