One day, in the year of the fox came a time remembered well
在狐年的某一天 一段令人难忘的时光
When the strong young man of the rising sun
当健壮而年轻的朝阳之子
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
听见那口黑色大钟的钟声响起
One day in the year of the fox when the bell began to ring
在狐年的某一天 当钟声响起
It meant the time had come for one to go
意味着某人进入帝王宫殿的时刻
To the temple of the king
已经来临
There in the middle of the circle he stands
他站立在圆圈的中央
Searching, seeking
四处搜寻
With just one touch of his trembling hand
只要他那颤动的手一触摸到
The answer will be found
谜底就会揭晓
Daylight waits while the old man sings
阳光在等候年迈者唱着：
"Heaven help me"
"上天，帮帮我！"
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
然后像千百双羽翼的扑击般
It shines upon the one and the day has just begun
阳光照在他身上 这一天才刚开始
One day in the year of the fox came a time remembered well
在狐年的某一天 一段令人难忘的时光
When the strong young man of the rising sun
当健壮而年轻的朝阳之子
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
听见那口黑色大钟的钟声响起
One day in the year of the fox when the bell began to sing
在狐年的某一天 当钟声开始唱着
It meant the time had come for the one to go
意味着他进入帝王宫殿的时刻
To the temple of the king
已经来临
There in the middle of the people he stands
在人群中他站立着
Seeing, feeling
观望着、感受着
With just a wave of the strong right hand, he's gone
只有那样强壮的右手
To the temple of the king
才足以撑起帝王的宫殿
Far from the circle, at the edge of the world
远离世界边缘的四周
He's hoping, wondering
他企盼着、犹疑着
Thinking back from the stories he's heard
回想着他听说过
Of what he's gonna see
且即将面对的故事
There, in the middle of a circle it lies
在圆圈的中间 写着
Heaven help me
"上天，帮帮我！"
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
然后，从他眼中的光芒可以看出
The answer had been found
谜底已经揭晓
Back with the people in the circle he stands
回到人群中，他在圆圈里站立着
Giving, feeling
赐予并感受着
With just one touch of a strong right hand, they know
触摸到那强壮的右手 人们明白
Of the temple and the king
那就是帝王和他的宫殿