Winter         

 Tori Amos

Snow can wait

雪还没下

I forgot my  mittens 

我忘了戴手套

 Wipe  my nose

揉揉我的鼻子

Get my new boots on

穿上我的新靴子

I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter

当我想起冬天，心底开始泛起暖意

I put my hand in my father's  glove 

我戴上父亲的手套

I run off where the  drifts   get deeper

我跑开了，雪越积越厚

Sleeping beauty  trips  me with a  frown 

睡美人皱皱眉，把我绊倒了

I hear a voice "You must learn to stand up for yourself

我听见有个声音说，你必须学会自己站起来

'Cause I can't always be around"

因为我不能总在你身边

He says when you gonna  make up your mind

他说，你什么时候才能自己下好决定

When you gonna love you as much as I do

你什么时候才能够像我爱你那样爱你自己

When you gonna make up your mind

你什么时候才能下好决定

'Cause things are gonna change so fast

因为这世界变化太快了啊

All the white horses are still in bed

冬天还没到來 （备注：用白马比喻冬天）

I tell you that I'll always want you near

我告诉你我想让你永远在我身边

You say that things change, my dear

你说，世事无常，亲爱的

Boys get discovered as winter  melts 

冬雪消融，孩子们又开始活跃起来

Flowers  competing  for the sun

阳光潋滟里鲜花竞放

Years go by and I'm here still waiting

年复一年，我还在等待

 withering  where some snowman was

等待着那个雪人

Mirror, Mirror, where's the crystal palace?

魔镜，魔镜，告诉我水晶宫在哪里

But I only can see myself

但是我只看见我自己

Skating around the truth who I am

在这里纠缠着“我是谁”的哲思

But I know Dad

但我知道，爸爸

The ice is getting thin

真相就要浮出水面  （备注：字面意思是“冰越来越薄了”）

When you gonna make up your mind

你什么时候才能下好决定

When you gonna love you as much as I do

你什么时候能够像我爱你那样爱你自己

When you gonna make up your mind

你什么时候才能下好决定

'Cause things are gonna change so fast

因为这世界变化太快了

All the white horses are still in bed

冬天还没到來

I tell you that I'll always want you near

我告诉你我想让你永远在我身边

You say that things change, my dear

你说，世事无常，亲爱的

Hair is grey and the fires are burning

头发渐渐如雪，炉火还燃烧正旺

So many dreams on the  shelf 

还有很多未实现的梦想束之高阁

You say I wanted you to be proud of me

你说我想让你为我骄傲

I always wanted that myself

其实我也想为自己骄傲

He says when you gonna make up your mind

他说，你什么时候才能下好决定

When you gonna love you as much as I do

你什么时候能够像我爱你那样爱你自己

When you gonna make up your mind

你什么时候才能下好决定

'Cause Things are gonna change so fast

因为这世界变化太快了