The drinking dens are spilling out
美酒香醇 从齿缝流出
There's staggering in the square
人们在广场上蹒跚而行
There's lads and lasses falling about
小伙子们和姑娘们开怀大笑
And a crackling in the air
空气中弥漫着烤肉的香味
Down around the dungeon doors
在城堡主楼的周围
The shelters and the queues
是成列的雨棚
Everybody's looking for
每个人都在寻找
Somebody's arms to fall into
寻找一个温暖的怀抱
That's what it is
这就是事实
It's what it is now
而今这就是事实
There's frost on the graves and the monuments
冰冷的墓地和墓碑都已结霜
But the taverns are warm in town
而城里的酒馆依然温暖如春
People curse the government
人们一边诅咒着政府
And shovel hot food down
一边享受着温热的食物
Lights are out in the city hall
市政厅的灯光已经熄灭
The castle and the keep
月光洒下
The moon shines down upon it all
将城堡和要塞笼罩
The legless and asleep
喝醉的人已经熟睡
And it's cold on the tollgate
在天寒地冻的关卡
With the wagons creeping through
马车缓慢通过
Cold on the tollgate
关卡天寒地冻
God knows what I could do with you
天知道我会和你做什么
That's what it is
而这就是事实
It's what it is now
这就是事实
The garrison sleeps in the citadel
卫城的卫兵已经入眠
With the ghosts and the ancient stones
只剩下亡灵和古老的岩石
High on the parapet
在高高的护墙顶上
A Scottish piper stands alone
有个苏格兰的风笛手孤单矗立
And high on the wind
站在高高的风里
The highland drums begin to roll
鼓声在高地上响起
And something from the past just comes
那感觉像是来自远古
And stares into my soul
注视着我灵魂的深处
And it's cold on the tollgate
关卡天寒地冻
With a Caledonian blues
那是苏格兰人伤心的地方
Cold on the tollgate
寒冷的关卡
God knows what I could do with you
天知道我会和你做什么
That's what it is
而这就是事实
It's what it is now
如今这就是事实
What it is
这就是事实
It's what it is now
如今这就是事实
There's a chink of light
裂缝中闪着微光
There's a burning wick
城堡中点着灯笼
There's a lantern in the tower
灯芯在燃烧
Wee Willie Winkie with a candlestick
细小的烛台闪着光芒
Still writing songs in the wee wee hours
凌晨之际依然在写着歌谣
On Charlotte street I take
漫步在夏洛特大街上
A walking stick for my hotel
握着从酒店拿的拐杖
The ghost of dirty dick
肮脏的灵魂
Is still in search of little Nell
还在寻找大地的女儿
That's what it is
这就是事实
It's what it is now
而今这就是事实
It's what it is
这就是事实
What it is now
而今这是什么