The Rose

 那朵玫瑰花

some say love 

有人说

it is a river 

爱是一条河
　　that drowns the tender reed

 会淹没轻柔的芦苇
　　some say love

 有人说

it is a razor 

爱是一把剃刀
　　that leaves your soul to bleed

 让你的灵魂流血

some say love 

有人说

it is a hunger 

爱是一种焦渴
　　an endless aching need 

一种无尽的带痛渴求
　　i say love

 而我说

it is a flower

 爱是一朵花

and you , its only seed

 而你 则是唯一的种子

(break)

it's the heart afraid of breaking 

如果心儿害怕破碎

that never learns to dance 

就永远无法学会起舞

it's the dream afraid of waking

 如果害怕从美梦中醒来

that never takes the chance

 就永远也抓不住机会

it's the one who won't be taken

 一个人如果不愿被索取

who can not seem to give 

貌似也不会给予
　　and the soul afraid of dying 

如果灵魂害怕死去

that never learns to live 

就永远学不会怎么去活

(break)

when the night has been too lonely 

当夜晚太过寂寞

and the road has been too long 

当前路太过遥远

and you think 

或者当你认为

that love is only for the lucky and the strong 

只有幸运者和强者才有资格得到爱的时候

just remember in the winter

 你要记得

far beneath the bitter snow

 在厚厚的积雪底下

lies the seed 

一颗种子一直都在那里躺着

that with the sun's love

 等阳光洒下

in the spring becomes the rose 

春天里，它会绽放成最美的玫瑰