What is a youth?-Nino Rota

[00:00.07]What is a youth?
青春是什么？ [00:05.98]Impetuous fire.
冲动的烈火。 [00:10.20]What is a maid?
少女是什么？ [00:14.72]Ice and desire.
冰霜和欲望。 [00:19.50]The world wags on
年华变迁 [00:24.50]A rose will bloom,
玫瑰盛开， [00:29.33]It then will fade
随即凋萎。 [00:35.37]So does a youth.
青春如此， [00:43.94]So does the fairest maid.
最美的少女亦复如此。 [00:57.13]Comes a time when one sweet smile
有朝一日终会知晓，那甜美微笑， [01:01.79]Has it's season for awhile
只存瞬息。 [01:06.27]Then Love's in love with me
而我心深陷爱恋。 [01:11.60]Some may think only to marry.
有人或许只愿缔结婚姻。 [01:14.79]Others will tease and tarry.
其他人则嘲弄推诿， [01:17.82]Mine is the very best parry,
但我有着最完美的遁辞， [01:20.80]Cupid he rules us all.
我们的一切全凭丘比特安排。 [01:23.95]Caper the caper; sing me the song
尽情嬉耍，为我高声欢歌， [01:27.04]Death will come soon to hush us along
而死亡将临，死神令我们噤声。 [01:30.04]Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
虽蜜似甘饴，却苦过蛇胆， [01:33.12]Love is a pass-time that never will pall.
爱虽磨人，却永不走味， [01:36.66]Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
比蜜还甜，比胆还苦， [01:39.19]Cupid he rules us all.
丘比特掌控着我们。 [02:06.71]A rose will bloom, it then will fade.
玫瑰尽情绽放，随即凋谢枯萎。 [02:18.27]So does a youth.
青春年华如此， [02:28.06]So does the fairest maid.
美丽的少女亦是如此。