If I Die YoungIf I die young bury me in satin如果我英年早逝 请让我身着绸缎被埋葬Lay me down on a bed of roses让我躺在铺满玫瑰的床上Sink me in the river at dawn把我在黎明时放在小河上Send me away with the words of a love song用一首情歌把我送向远方Lord make me a rainbow, Ill shine down on my mother主把我变成一道彩虹 我要为我的母亲闪亮Shell know Ill safe with you when she stands under my colors当她站在我的光芒下她就知道我一切都好Oh and life aint always what you think it ought to be, no 生命不会总是变成你想要的那样Aint even grey, but she buries her bady伤心的无以复加 但她还是埋葬了自己的孩子The sharp knife of a short lift, well Ive had just enough time生命转瞬即逝 但是对我来说已经足够If I die young bury me in satin如果我英年早逝 请让我身着绸缎被埋葬Lay me down on a bed of roses让我躺在铺满玫瑰的床上Sink me in the river at dawn把我在黎明时放在小河上Send me away with the words of a love song用一首情歌把我送向远方The sharp knife of a short life, well Ive had just enough time生命转瞬即逝 但是对我来说已经足够And Ill be wearing white when I come into your kingdom当我来到你的国度我会穿着白色的裙装Im as green as the ring on my little cold finger我会像我手指上的戒指一样永葆青春Ive never known the lovin of a man 我从不知爱情的感觉But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand 但这感觉确实很好 当他握着我的手Theres a boy here in town says hell love me forever 有一个男孩说他会永远爱我Who would have thought forever could be severed by the sharp knife of a short life谁会想到永远却被短暂的生命切断Well Ive had just enough time但我依然觉得时间已经足够So put on your best boys and Ill wear my pearls穿上你最好的衣服 我戴上我的珍珠What I never did is done这就是我的梦想A penny for my thoughts, oh no Ill sell them for a dollar我一分钱的想法 不 我会以一美元卖掉它们Theyre worth so much more after Im a goner当我离开它们会变得更有价值And maybe then youll hear the words I been singin你可能听到我的歌Funny when youre dead how people start listenin多么奇怪 当你死去人们才会开始去听If I die young bury me in satin如果我英年早逝 请让我身着绸缎被埋葬Lay me down on a bed of roses让我躺在铺满玫瑰的床上Sink me in the river at dawn把我在黎明时放在小河上Send me away with the words of a love song用一首情歌把我送向远方The ballad of a dove go with peace and love鸽子伴着和平和爱唱歌Gather up your tears, keep em in your pocket 收起你的泪吧 把他们装进口袋Save them for a time when your really gonna need em oh把它们收藏等到真正需要时再用吧The sharp knife of a short life, well Ive had just enough time生命转瞬即逝 但是对我来说已经足够So put on your best boys and Ill wear my pearls穿上你最好的衣服 我戴上我的珍珠