They came for him one winter's night

一个冬天的晚上，他们为他而来

Arrested he was bound

他被捕了，失去了自由

They said there'd been a robbery

他们说有一起抢劫事件

His pistol had been found

他的手枪已经被找到

They marched him to the station house

他们带他到派出所

He waited for the dawn

他等待着黎明

And as they led him to the dock

当他们带他去了被告席

He knew that he'd been wrong

他知道自己是被冤枉的

You stand accused of robbery

你被指控抢劫的罪名成立

He heard the bailiff say

他听到执行官说

He knew without an alibi

他知道无法辩解

Tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom

明天的阳光会悼念他的自由

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

For ten long years he'll count the days

漫长的十年他将数着日子过

Over the mountains and the seas

越过群山和海洋

A prisoner's life for him there'll be

囚犯的生涯开始了

He knew that it would cost him dear

他知道那会伤害他亲爱的人

But yet he dare not say

至今他仍不敢说

Where he had been that fateful night

在那关键证据的晚上，他在哪里

A secret it must stay

这个秘密必须保持

He had to fight back tears of rage

他强忍肆虐的眼泪

His heart beats like a drum

他的心跳如鼓

For with the wife of his best friend

因为与他最好朋友的妻子

He spent his final night of freedom

他度过了他最后一个自由的晚上

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

He swears he will return one day

他发誓有一天会回来

Far from the mountains and the seas

远离群山和海洋

Back in her arms is where he'll be

他一定会重回她的臂湾

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

Over the hills and

越过群山

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

Each night within his prison cell

每个在囚牢的生活的夜晚

He looks out through the bars

他看着窗外

He reads the letters that she wrote

他读着她写的信

One day he'll know the taste of freedom

有一天他会尝到自由的滋味

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

She prays he will return one day

她祈祷他有一天能回来

As sure as the rivers reach the seas

就像百川终归海

Back in his arms is where she'll be

她一定会重回他的臂湾

Over the hills and far away

在山的另一边，遥远的地方

He swears he will return one day

他发誓有一天会回来

Far from the mountains and the seas

远离山和海

Back in her arms is where he'll be

他一定会重回她的臂湾

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

She prays he will return one day

她祈祷他有一天能回来

As sure as the rivers reach the seas

就像百川终归海

Back in his arms is where she'll be

她一定会重回他的臂湾

Over the hills over the hills

越过群山,越过群山

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

Over the hills over the hills

越过群山,越过群山

Over the hills and far away

越过群山，在遥远的地方

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