I live for those who love me,

我为那些爱我的人活着，

Whose hearts are kind and true;

那些人，心地善良无比真诚；

For the heaven that smiles above me,

我为天空里爽朗笑声活着，

And awaits my spirit, too;

它们，似乎在等待我的魂灵。

For all human ties that bind me,

我为与生俱来的责任活着，

For the task my God assigned me,

为上帝赋予的神圣道义活着，

For the bright hopes left behind me,

为身后闪现的美丽光明活着，

And the good that I can do.

一生活着，我应该努力向善。

I live to learn their story,

生活中，我已了解大爱的涵义，

Who suffered for my sake;

有人曾为我受尽磨难，

To emulate their glory,

发扬光大先哲的荣光，

And follow in their wake;

勇敢地追随前辈足迹，

Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,

那些诗人爱国者、烈士和圣贤，

The noble of all ages,

无数英雄，彪炳千古，

Whose deeds crown History's pages,

他们，大气凛然地走过，

And Time's great volume make.

汇成波涛壮阔的历史长河。

I live to hail that season,

活着，我为那些季节欢呼，

By gifted minds foretold,

思索那些睿者的醒世恒言，

When man shall live by reason,

人，需要理性地活着，

And not alone by gold;

绝不能沦为金钱的怪物；

When man to man united,

人与人应该和谐相处，

And every wrong thing righted,

遏制罪恶，张扬正义，

The whole world shall be lighted,

地球将会阳光普照，

As Eden was of old.

伊甸园才能美好如初。

I live for those who love me,

我为那些爱我的人活着，

For those who know me true;

我为了解我真诚的人活着，

For the heaven that smiles above me,

我为天空里爽朗笑声活着，

And awaits my spirit, too;

它们，似乎在等待我的魂灵。

For the cause that needs assistance,

活着，正义需要声张，

For the wrongs that need resistance,

活着，罪恶必须抵制。

For the future in the distance,

活着，未来就在前方，

And the good that I can do.

一生活着，我应该努力向善。