Written On The Forehead

People throwing dinars at the belly dancers
人们纷纷把钱丢到肚皮舞者脚下
In a sad circus by a trench of burning oil
在一个起火的焦油沟旁的悲伤剧场
People throw belongings, a life-time's earnings
人们将全副身家散尽 它们一生的积蓄
Amongst the scattered rubbish and suitcases on the sidewalk
沿着满是垃圾和行李箱的人行道散落
Date palms and orange and tangerine trees
椰枣树 橙子树 橘子树
and eyes are crying for everything
目光所及的一切都令人哭泣
(Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn)
(让它烧吧! 烧吧! 烧吧! )
So I talked to an old man by the generator
我跟发电机旁的一位老人交谈了一会儿
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river
他站在脏臭河岸的砂石堆上
he turned to me and then surveyed the scene
他面对着我 久久地环顾四周
Said, "War is here in our beloved city."
说：“战乱发生了 在我们心爱的城市。”
Some dove in the river and tried to swim away
河水中的鸽子竭力游向对岸
through tons of sewage, fate written on their foreheads
穿过沉重的层层污秽 而命运已经写在了它们的额头
Date palms and orange and tangerine trees
椰枣树 橘子树 橙子树
and eyes are crying for everything
目光所及的一切都令人哭泣
(Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn)
(让它烧吧! 烧吧! 烧吧! )
(Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire)
(血! 血! 血! 鲜血和火焰! )