Origineel
[Verse 1]
The dance is over now
As the melody just echoes in the night
Of the love song that I sang, out of tune
To a drummer, out of time
I tripped the light fantastic
And never hearing harmonies were lost
And now I sit alone, in the silence
Looking at the cost
[Chorus]
‘Cause the piper came today
And he was hell to pay
‘Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today
[Verse 2]
In the shadows of the dim light
As the piper plays, the cheaters hide
Never giving thought
To the cost, of the never-ending lies
And the sweater played his music
The more is added to the bitter price
For the dance is over now
And the melody just echoes in the night
[Chorus]
‘Cause the piper came today
And he was hell to pay
‘Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today
‘Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today
Vertaling
[Verse 1]
De dans is nu voorbij
Als de melodie slechts weergalmt in de nacht
Of the love song that I sang, out of tune
Voor een drummer, buiten de tijd
I tripped the light fantastic
En nooit horende harmonieën gingen verloren
En nu zit ik alleen, in de stilte
Kijkend naar de kosten
[refrein]
‘Cause the piper came today
En hij was de hel om te betalen
Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today
[Verse 2]
In the shadows of the dim light
Als de fluitspeler speelt, verbergen de bedriegers zich
Nooit denkend
Aan de kosten, van de nooit eindigende leugens
En de trui speelde zijn muziek
Hoe meer er wordt toegevoegd aan de bittere prijs
Want de dans is nu voorbij
En de melodie weerklinkt in de nacht
[refrein]
‘Cause the piper came today
And he was hell to pay
Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today
‘Cause he took my world away
When the piper came today