《What a Wonderful World》一歌由Bob Thiele（署名George Douglas）和George David Weiss创作。由Louis Armstrong首次录制并于1967年作为单曲发行。Thiele和Weiss两人都享誉音乐界（Thiele作为制作人而Weiss作为作曲家和表演者）。Armstrong的录制版本于1999年进入格莱美名人堂。
I see trees of green, red roses too
我看见绿的树也有红色的玫瑰
I see them bloom for me and you
我看见它们为你和我开花。
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
我自己在想，这是个多麼美妙的世界
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
我看见蓝的天，白的云
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
那受祝福的白天，珍贵的黑夜
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
我自己在想，这是个多麼美妙的世界
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
那彩虹的色泽，在空中是多麼的美丽
Are also on the faces of people going by
也映在路过行人的脸上
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
我自见朋友们在握手相问好不好
They're really saying I love you.
他们实是在说著我爱你
I hear babies cry,
我听见婴儿在啼哭
I watch them grow
我看著他们在长大
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
他们将学得比我所知的更要多
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
我自己在想，这是个多麼美妙的世界
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
是的，我自己在想，这是个多麼美妙的世界 |