The Times They Are A-Changin'

狄倫伯的另一首經典歌曲“The Times They Are A-Changin'”，收錄於1964年的同名專輯，狄倫伯出道的第四張正式專輯，當時，他還沒換上電吉它，不過卻也顛覆了整個世界，23歲的他就能寫出這樣的歌詞，令人汗顏啊！(我23歲在幹嘛？)


Come gather 'round people
聚集過來吧人們
Wherever you roam
無論你在何處漂泊
And admit that the waters
承認吧 你周圍的水位
Around you have grown
已逐漸上升
And accept it that soon
接受吧 很快地
You'll be drenched to the bone.
你將連骨頭都被浸濕
If your time to you Is worth savin'
如果你的時間是值得被挽救的
Then you better start swimmin'
那麼你最好開始游泳
Or you'll sink like a stone
否則 你將像塊石頭一樣地下沈
For the times they are a-changin'.
因為時代，它們正在改變

Come writers and critics
作家和評論家們過來吧
Who prophesize with your pen
那些以你的筆桿來預言的人
And keep your eyes wide
讓你的觀點廣闊
The chance won't come again
機會將不會再次出現
And don't speak too soon
話不要說得太快
For the wheel's still in spin
因為輪子仍在轉動
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'.
很難說出誰是誰 那只是命名
'Cause the loser now
因為現在的失敗者
Will be later to win
將會在之後獲得勝利
For the times they are a-changin'.
因為時代，它們正在改變

Come senators, congressmen
過來吧 參議員和國會議員們
Please heed the call
請留意外界的呼喊
Don't stand in the doorway
不要擋在門口
Don't block up the hall
不要堵住了大廳
For he that gets hurt
因為受傷的人
Will be he who has stalled
將會成為受困的人
The battle outside ragin'
戰爭正在外面肆虐
Will soon shake your windows
很快將會撼動你的窗戶
And rattle your walls
並搖響你的牆
For the times they are a-changin'.
因為時代，它們正在改變

Come mothers and fathers
過來吧 各位母親和父親們
Throughout the land
遍及全國
And don't criticize
不要去批評
What you can't understand
你不了解的事情
Your sons and your daughters
你的兒子和你的女兒
Are beyond your command
都在你的控制之下
Your old road is rapidly agin'.
你過去的道路正快速的老化
Please get out of the new one
請離開這條嶄新的道路
If you can't lend your hand
如果你不能幫上什麼忙
For the times they are a-changin'.
因為時代，它們正在改變

The line it is drawn
線條它被畫下
The curse it is cast
詛咒它被施下
The slow one now
現在是慢的那一個
Will later be fast
之後將會是快的那一個
As the present now
如同現在的時間
Will later be past
將會成為過去
The order is rapidly fadin'.
次序正快速地褪色
And the first one now
現在是第一的那一個
Will later be last
之後將會成為最後一個
For the times they are a-changin'.
因為時代，它們正在改變