“What a wonderful world”是由 Bob Thiele 和 George David Weiss 共同创作, 1968年由 Louis Armstrong 首次录制并以单曲发行。1999年被 “格莱美名人堂”收录。歌曲是在上世纪六十年代美国日益紧张的种族和政治问题背景下创作的,歌曲中以婴儿的新生来表达对新的生活的向往和对未来的憧憬。 I see trees of green, red roses too看那绿树与红花 I see them bloom for me and you我觉得他们是为我和你而盛开 and I think to myself what a wonderful world.我对自己说:多么美好的世界! I see skies of blue and clouds of white我看到蓝天与白云 the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night 明亮的被祝福的白昼与深色的神圣的夜晚 and I think to myself what a wonderful world.我对自己说:多么美好的世界! the colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky天空中雨伞的颜色可爱极了 are also on the faces of people going by人们脸上的表情也是一样 I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do我看到朋友摇手相问:你好吗? they’re really saying I love you.其实他们是在说:我爱你 I hear babies cry, I watch them grow我听见那婴儿初啼,我看到他们成长 they’ll learn much more than I’ll never know他们会学到更多我从来不懂的事 and I think to myself what a wonderful world我对自己说:多么美好的世界 yes I think to myself what a wonderful world. 于是,我对自己说:多么美好的世界!
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