What The Water Gave Me

Time, it took us

時間帶我們

To where the water was

行至水處

That's what the water gave me

那就是水之給予

And time goes quicker

時間越走越快

Between the two of us

在你我之間

But oh, my love, don't forsake me

但是，噢，親愛的，別拋棄我

Take what the water gave me

帶走水之給予

Lay me down

放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

Pockets full of stones

口袋裝滿石頭

Lay me down

放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

And oh, poor Atlas

噢，可憐的阿特拉斯

The world's a beast of a burden

支撐起整個世界的野獸

You've been holding up a long time

你已堅持甚久

And all this longing

這一切的渴望

And the ships are left to rest

船隻停下來休息

That's what the water gave us

這就是水給予我們的

So lay me down

所以，放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

Pockets full of stones

口袋裝滿石頭

Lay me down

放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

'Cause they took your loved ones

因為他們帶走了你愛的人

But returned them in exchange for you

但是以你為換回他們的條件

But would you have it any other way?

可是你有別的出路嗎

Would you have it any other way?

你還有別的出路嗎

You couldn't have it any other way

你不可能有別的出路

'Cause she's a cruel mistress

因為她是個殘忍的情婦

And the bargain must be made

交易勢在必行

But oh, my love, don't forget me

但是，噢，親愛的，別忘記我

When I let the water take me

當我讓水帶我走時

So lay me down

所以，放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

Pockets full of stones

口袋裝滿石頭

Lay me down

放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

So lay me down

所以，放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來

Pockets full of stones

口袋裝滿石頭

Lay me down

放下我

Let the only sound

讓這唯一的聲音

Be the overflow

充溢起來 ^[1] 

2011年6月12日，樂隊在加利福尼亞的伯克利演唱完這首歌后，工作室版在Florence and the Machine的官方網站上首播。在看到一幅弗裏達的同名畫作後，Welch決定歌曲的名為"What the Water Gave Me"。在一次採訪中，她證實了這首歌是由英國作家弗吉尼亞·伍爾芙啓發的。