《At Seventeen》歌词

[00:00:00] At Seventeen (十七岁) - Janis Ian

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[00:00:08] I learned the truth at seventeen

[00:00:12] 十七岁那年 我了解了真象

[00:00:12] That love was meant for beauty queens

[00:00:16] 爱情是美丽女人的专利

[00:00:16] And high school girls with clear skinned smiles

[00:00:21] 拥有纯洁笑容的高中女生

[00:00:21] Who married young and then retired

[00:00:27] 她们早婚然后过着安逸的生活

[00:00:27] The valentines I never knew

[00:00:31] 那些与我无缘的情人节

[00:00:31] The Friday night charades of youth

[00:00:36] 那些上演着青春闹剧的星期五

[00:00:36] Were spent on one more beautiful

[00:00:40] 也都只为那些美女而设

[00:00:40] At seventeen I learned the truth

[00:00:47] 十七岁那年 我得知真象

[00:00:47] And those of us with ravaged faces

[00:00:52] 而我们这些脸蛋一无可取的

[00:00:52] Lacking in the social graces

[00:00:55] 拙于社交

[00:00:55] Desperately remained at home

[00:00:59] 绝望地在家中枯坐

[00:00:59] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:01:02] 虚拟情人来电

[00:01:02] Who called to say come dance with me

[00:01:07] 想像他们说 出来跳个舞吧

[00:01:07] And murmured vague obscenities

[00:01:11] 和一些若有似无的轻言佻语

[00:01:11] It isn't all it seems

[00:01:14] 不是想像中的样子

[00:01:14] At seventeen

[00:01:18] 十七岁

[00:01:18] A brown eyed girl in hand me downs

[00:01:23] 一个棕眼女孩 穿着姐妹相传的过时旧衣

[00:01:23] Whose name I never could pronounce

[00:01:27] 连名字我都叫不出

[00:01:27] Said Pity please the ones who serve

[00:01:30] 她说 请同情那些卑微的

[00:01:30] They only get what they deserve

[00:01:37] 她们只得了本份应得的

[00:01:37] The rich relationed hometown queen

[00:01:42] 那个家世辉煌的校花

[00:01:42] Married into what she needs

[00:01:45] 嫁给了她的需求

[00:01:45] A guarantee of company

[00:01:49] 一个长期伴侣

[00:01:49] And haven for the elderly

[00:01:56] 和一处老来栖身之所

[00:01:56] Remember those who win the game

[00:02:00] 记得那些赢了游戏

[00:02:00] Lose the love they sought to gain

[00:02:04] 却输了所爱的人

[00:02:04] Indebentures of quality

[00:02:08] 迷失在剩余价值

[00:02:08] And dubious integrity

[00:02:12] 和模糊的自尊里

[00:02:12] Their small town eyes will gape at you

[00:02:16] 小镇的眼睛对你投以

[00:02:16] In dull surprise when payment due

[00:02:21] 平淡无奇的惊视

[00:02:21] Exceeds accounts received

[00:02:23] 当你的算计入不敷出

[00:02:23] At seventeen

[00:03:20] 就在十七岁那年

[00:03:20] To those of us who know the pain

[00:03:24] 给那些深知此痛的我们

[00:03:24] Of valentines that never came

[00:03:29] 为了那些从未降临的情人节

[00:03:29] And those whose names were never called

[00:03:32] 也给那些从未雀屏中选的

[00:03:32] When choosing sides for basketball

[00:03:39] 在甄选篮球队员时

[00:03:39] It was long ago and far away

[00:03:44] 已是很久远以前的事了

[00:03:44] The world was younger than today

[00:03:48] 那时的世界还年轻

[00:03:48] And dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:51] 作梦是唯一免费的消遣

[00:03:51] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:58] 对我这样的丑小鸭来说

[00:03:58] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:04:02] 我们都玩过且无惧的

[00:04:02] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

[00:04:06] 在这类单人游戏里自欺欺人

[00:04:06] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:04:10] 虚拟情人来电

[00:04:10] Repenting other lives unknown

[00:04:13] 替一些不知名的人感到遗憾

[00:04:13] That call and say come dance with me

[00:04:18] 佯装他们说 出来跳个舞吧

[00:04:18] And murmur vague obscenities

[00:04:22] 和一些若有似无的轻言佻语

[00:04:22] At ugly girls like me

[00:04:25] 对我这样的丑小鸭来说

[00:04:25] At seventeen

[00:04:30] 那年十七岁