音乐咖啡厅:Marketa Irglova - Time Immemorial

Wounded¹ soldier, rest a while.
In this house you’re safe from harm.
Let the war fight itself.
Don’t be alarmed-
Though I wear a uniform of your army’s enemy,
I am no enemy to you.

We didn’t start this war, or the one before.
All we’ve ever wanted was to live in peace.

War is the mindset of those threatened by the thought
Of losing power, and control, don’t you see
We have been our worst enemy.
But you and I have minds of our own,
We can choose to disengage,
From the collective² misperception,
Of the kind of war that’s being waged here.
We’re living in fear.

Life, like the stream running through,
The many hills and plaines of landscape you,
To meet the greater body of the sea.
There, not diminished³ but built upon,
It returns itself to where it came from,
So can it be with you and me.

We are the heart and soul of our greater whole.
All we’ve ever wanted was to come home to ourselves.

Since time immemorial there’s been conflict⁴ and war,
Each new one greater than the one before.
Don’t you see we have been our sole⁵ enemy?
But you and I can break the circle,
We don’t have to feed the flames.
Pointing fingers, blaming others.
We are all to blame around here,
For living in fear.

1 wounded   

adj.受伤的；n.伤员

参考例句：

• The wounded man let out a cry of pain.伤员发出一阵痛苦的叫喊声。
• She attended on the wounded soldier day and night.她日夜护理着负伤的战士。

2 collective   

adj.集体的，共同的；n.团体，集体

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective. 我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• They hold together for collective security.他们为了共同安全而团结在一起。

3 diminished   

减少了的，被贬低的

参考例句：

• He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. 他未被判谋杀罪是基于精神失常而减轻了刑事责任。
• The campers' food supply gradually diminished as the days wore on. 随着一天天的过去，露营者的食物逐渐减少了。

4 conflict   

n.冲突，矛盾，争执；vi.争执，撞斗，冲突，抵触

参考例句：

• Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。
• The conflict between them seems ceaseless.他们之间冲突似乎没个止息。

5 sole   

adj.惟一的；独一无二的，专用的；独占的

参考例句：

• She is my sole trust.她是我惟一信赖的人。
• My sole purpose is to help you.我唯一的目的是帮助你。