由理查德·卡朋特和卡伦·卡朋特兄妹组成的Carpenters（卡朋特乐队）无疑是七十年代最成功的流行音乐组合之一，在1970年代和1980年代初期风靡一时。
在卡朋特乐队短暂的14年演艺生涯中不断有佳作问世。这首《Only Yesterday（只在昨天）》在1975年进入了美国热门单曲排行。
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Only Yesterday（只在昨天）
Carpenters
After long enough of being alone
独自一人已经太久
Everyone must face their share of loneliness
每个人都要面对自己的寂寞
In my own time nobody knew
在我的孤单岁月里
The pain I was going through
无人知晓我经受的苦痛
And waiting was all my heart could do
我的内心唯一能做的事情就是等待
Hope was all I had until you came
在你没来的时候，希望是我全部所有
Maybe you can't see how much you mean to me
或许你不知道在我心里你意味着什么
You were the dawn breaking the night
你是冲破暗夜的黎明
The promise of morning light
是每天第一缕阳光那样不变的诺言
Filling the world surrounding me
环绕着我
When I hold you
当我拥抱你的时候
Baby baby, feels like maybe things will be all right宝贝，宝贝，就感到一切都会更好
Baby, baby, your love's made me free as a song Singing forever
宝贝，你的爱让我犹如一首永远唱不完的歌曲一样自由
Only yesterday when I was sad （and I was lonely）
只有昨天，当我孤独（当我悲伤的时候）
You showed me the way to leave the past and all it's tears behind me
你给了我选择，让我告别了过去的日子以及那些过往的眼泪
Tomorrow may be even brighter than today
明天会比今天更加美好
Since I threw sadness away
我把悲伤扔到了身后
Only yesterday只有在昨天
I have found my home here in your arms
在你怀里，我仿佛感觉到了家的温暖
Nowhere else on the earth I'd really rather be
世上再没有其它的地方我愿停留
Life waits for us share it with me
生活等待我们分享
The best is about to be
最好的一切就会来临
And so much is left for us to see
如此广阔的世界 我们一起欣赏遨游
When I hold you
当我拥抱你的时候
Baby baby, feels like maybe things will be all right宝贝，宝贝，就感到一切都会更好
Baby, baby, your love's made me free as a song singing forever
宝贝，你的爱让我犹如一首永远唱不完的歌曲一样自由
Only yesterday when I was sad （and I was lonely）
只有昨天，当我孤独（当我悲伤的时候）
You showed me the way to leave the past and all it's tears behind me
你给了我选择，让我告别了过去的日子以及那些过往的眼泪
Tomorrow may be even brighter than today
明天会比今天更加美好
Since I threw my sadness away
我把悲伤扔到了身后
Only yesterday
只有在昨天
Only yesterday
只有在昨天
Only yesterday when I was sad只有昨天，当我孤独
You showed me the way to leave the past and all it's tears behind me
你给了我选择，让我告别了过去的日子以及那些过往的眼泪
Tomorrow may be even brighter than today
明天会比今天更加美好
Since I threw my sadness away
我把悲伤扔到了身后
Only yesterday
只有在昨天
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