The Prologue

Two households, both alike in dignity
有兩個同樣尊貴的家族（以下摘自羅密歐與朱麗葉）
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene
在美麗的維羅納，我們的故事發生的地方
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny
仇恨徘徊在今日與上古
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean
歷代的鬥爭使平民百姓的手沾滿血腥
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
是命運將兩個家族擺佈
A pair of star-crossd lovers take their life;
讓仇敵的兒女互生情愫
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
那令人哀腸寸斷的愛情悲劇以雙雙赴死而收場
Do with their death bury their parents strife
他們的死，埋葬了兩家父母間的衝突
The fearful passage of their death -markd love
讓兩家的父母都收起了彼此間的哀恨冤仇。
And the continuance of their parents rage
這男女主角的愛情悲劇
Which, but their childrens end, nought could remove
終被其愛子的亡故消除
Is now the two hours traffic of our stage;
匯集成了兩小時的戲劇
The which if you with patient ears attend
請您耐心聆聽糾正錯處
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend
那些地方我們盡力修補
I am a child of a
我是一個
Money hungry, prideful country
渴望金錢，驕傲自大的孩子
Grass is green and its always sunny
綠色的青草總是那樣燦爛
Hands so bloody, tastes like honey
沾滿鮮血的手，嘗起來想蜂蜜
Im finding it hard to leave
我發現我已難掙脫束縛
I am a child of a money hungry, prideful country
我是一個渴望金錢，驕傲自大的孩子
Grass is green and its always sunny
綠色的青草總是那樣燦爛
Hands so bloody, tastes like honey
沾滿鮮血的手，嘗起來想蜂蜜
Im finding it hard to leave
我發現我已難掙脫束縛