Five little birds went flying one day,
一天，五只胎毛未干的小鸟离家而飞
Over the hills and far away.
越过远方的群山峻岭
When Mother bird said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
当小鸟妈妈高喊叫唤他们快回家时
Only four birds came to the tree.
却离奇的仅仅只有四只小鸟安然无恙的回来了
One Two Three Four
一只，二 只，三 只， 四只！
Four little birds went flying one day,
四只小鸟死不悔改再一次因贪玩出去了
Over the hills and far away.
依然是那片导致悲剧的山林
When Mother bird said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
小鸟妈妈心怀侥幸的呼唤他们回来
Only three birds came to the tree.
这次，只有三只小鸟了
One Two Three
一只，两只，三只！
Three little birds went flying one day,
三只小鸟玩性难改，溜出了家门
Over the hills and far away.
在那片有着他们兄弟姐妹惨案的山上玩耍
When Mother bird said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
当鸟妈妈高声尖叫试图唤回所有的孩子们时
Only two birds came to the tree.
是的，不出意外，又飞丢了一只
One Two
一只，两只！
Two little birds went flying one day,
两只小鸟江山易改本性难移
Over the hills and far away.
去了那片可以称为危险禁地的山群
When Mother bird said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
当鸟妈妈发现时，早已为时已晚，她战战兢兢地，不抱有希望的哀鸣着
Only one bird came to the tree.
只剩下一根独苗，苟延残喘地回来了
One little bird went flying one day,
在鸟妈妈严加看管的时候，它不顾及鸟妈妈的心情，逃走了·
Over the hills and far away.
那片山，那片水，依旧如故，只是不知，小鸟的命数如何了
When Mother bird said, “Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
当鸟妈妈心如死灰地一遍遍呼唤着她子女的姓名，丧子之痛谁又会懂呢？
No little birds came to the tree.
一只也没回来，一直也没回来
Sad mother bird went flying one day
伤心欲绝的鸟妈妈在一天清晨，义无反顾地踏上了寻找孩子们的路程
Over the hills and far away
他在那群山间夜以继日地寻找的孩子们的踪影，从不停歇
When papa bird said, “TWEET!,”
当在家的鸟爸爸喊了一嗓子
All the birds came flying to the tree!
所有鸟类都聚集在了他家门口，（原来鸟爸爸是只凤凰）