The Side of a Hill 

Paul Simon

On the side of a hill

 in a land called Somewhere

在山岭的一隅
在这无名之地

A little boy lies asleep in the earth

While down in the valley  

a cruel war rages

And people forget what a child's life is worth

少年躺在地上沉睡
不理会山谷里弹片横飞
人们早已忘记青春生命的价值

On the side of a hill

 a little cloud weeps

And waters the grave with its silent tears

在山岭的一隅
白云在低泣
野坟上的雨滴
原来是上天在啜泣

While a soldier cleans and polishes a gun

That ended a life at the age of seven years

军士在擦拭
那结束七龄幼童生命的凶器

And the war rages on in land called Somewhere

And generals order their men to kill

And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten

While a little cloud weeps on the side of a hill

战火吞噬了这无名之地
将军命令士兵攻击
为了那早已被遗忘的原因
一小片白云
在山岭的一隅低泣