Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin Border
Bertahun-tahun yang lalu di sepanjang Perbatasan Illinois-Wisconsin
There was this Indian tribe
Ada suku Indian ini
They found two babies in the woods
Mereka menemukan dua bayi di hutan
White babies
Bayi putih
One of them was named Elizabeth
Salah satunya bernama Elizabeth
She was the fairer of the two
Dia lebih adil dari keduanya
While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie
Sementara yang lebih kecil dan lebih rapuh bernama Marie
Having never seen white girls before
Belum pernah melihat gadis kulit putih sebelumnya
And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes
Dan tinggal di dua danau yang dikenal sebagai Danau Kembar
They named the larger and more beautiful Lake, Lake Elizabeth
Mereka menamai Danau yang lebih besar dan lebih indah, Danau Elizabeth
And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
Dan dengan demikian danau kecil itu tersembunyi dari jalan raya
Became known forever as Lake Marie
Menjadi dikenal selamanya seperti Danau Marie

Many years later I found myself talking to this girl
Bertahun-tahun kemudian saya menemukan diri saya berbicara dengan gadis ini
Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie
Siapa yang berdiri di sana dengan punggungnya berpaling ke Danau Marie
The wind was blowing especially through her hair
Angin bertiup terutama melalui rambutnya
There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
Ada empat sosis Italia yang dimasak di atas panggangan outdoor
And Man, they was ssssssssizzlin’
Dan Man, mereka ssssssssizzlin ‘
Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
Bertahun-tahun kemudian kami menemukan diri kami berada di Kanada
Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish
Mencoba menyelamatkan pernikahan kita dan mungkin menangkap beberapa ikan
Whatever seemed easier
Apapun yang terasa lebih mudah
That night she fell asleep in my arms
Malam itu dia tertidur di pelukanku
Humming the tune to ‘Louie Louie’
Bersenandung lagu untuk ‘Louie Louie’
Aah baby, We gotta go now.
Aah sayang, kita harus pergi sekarang.

The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
Anjing-anjing itu menggonggong saat mobil-mobil itu parkir
The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
Hiu pinjaman adalah sharking narc yang narcing
Practically everyone was there
Hampir semua orang ada di sana
In the parking lot by the forest preserve
Di tempat parkir oleh pelestarian hutan
The police had found two bodies
Polisi telah menemukan dua mayat
Nay, naked bodies
Tidak, tubuh telanjang
Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object
Wajah mereka tampak sangat cacat oleh benda tajam
Saw it on the news
Melihatnya di berita
On the TV news
Di berita TV
In a black and white video
Dalam video hitam putih
You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
Anda tahu seperti apa darah dalam video hitam dan putih?
Shadows, Shadows that’s exactly what it looks like
Bayangan, Bayangan seperti itulah tampilannya
All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
Semua cinta yang kami bagi antara dia dan saya terbanting
Slammed up against the banks of Old Lake Marie, Marie
Slamed melawan tepi Danau Tua Marie, Marie

We were standing
Kami berdiri
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh
Wah Wah Oh Oh Oh
Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh
Wah Wah Oh Oh Oh
Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh
Wah Wah Oh Oh Oh
Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh
Wah Wah Oh Oh Oh
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Peaceful waters
Perairan yang damai
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Peaceful waters
Perairan yang damai
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Peaceful waters
Perairan yang damai
Standing by peaceful waters
Berdiri di perairan yang damai
Peaceful waters
Perairan yang damai
Ahh baby, we gotta go now
Ahh sayang, kita harus pergi sekarang