《John Brown》歌词

[00:00:00] John Brown (约翰布朗) - Bob Dylan

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[00:00:27] John Brown went off to war called to battle on a foreign shore

[00:00:32] 约翰布朗只身离开去参军 战斗在他乡的领土之上

[00:00:32] And his mother she sure was proud of him

[00:00:35] 他的母亲肯定为他感到骄傲

[00:00:35] When he stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all

[00:00:43] 他英姿飒爽 整装待发

[00:00:43] His mother's face broke out in a glowing grin

[00:00:47] 他的母亲容光焕发 笑开了颜

[00:00:47] She said Son you look so fine I'm so glad you're a son of mine

[00:00:53] 她说 儿子 你看起来很好 我以你为荣

[00:00:53] You make me proud to know you hold a gun

[00:01:03] 我的儿子是军人 我引以为傲

[00:01:03] Do what your captain says an' lots of medals you will get

[00:01:08] 听首领说 你获得了许多勋章

[00:01:08] Then we'll hang them on the wall when you come home

[00:01:13] 等你回来 我要把他们都挂在墙上

[00:01:13] As that evening train pulled out John's ma began to shout

[00:01:20] 当夜车驶出时 约翰开始大叫起来

[00:01:20] Telling everybody in the neighborhood:

[00:01:23] 告诉附近的每个人

[00:01:23] That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know

[00:01:29] 那是我儿子的使命 他是一个军人

[00:01:29] And she made well sure her neighbors understood

[00:01:32] 她要让身边的所有人都知道

[00:01:32] She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile

[00:01:54] 偶尔收到他的来信 她总喜出望外

[00:01:54] Then she showed them to the people from next door

[00:01:58] 与邻居分享她的快乐

[00:01:58] And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun

[00:02:06] 她拿着儿子的制服与佩枪到处炫耀

[00:02:06] And this thing they called a good old-fashioned war

[00:02:10] 他们称之为旧式战争

[00:02:10] A good old-fashioned war

[00:02:16] 旧式战争

[00:02:16] After all his letters home his mail had ceased to come

[00:02:19] 他把信寄回家以后 他的信很久没来

[00:02:19] And she hadn't heard a word for nine months or more

[00:02:24] 她再也没见过只言片语 大概有九个月或更久

[00:02:24] Then one letter finally came Go down and meet the train

[00:02:31] 终于有一封信来了 写着 过来吧到火车站

[00:02:31] Your son is coming home from the war

[00:02:35] 你儿子平安到家了

[00:02:35] Oh she smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around

[00:02:54] 她微笑着 准备去迎接 她环视一周

[00:02:54] But she could not find her soldier son in sight

[00:02:59] 可并没有看到儿子的身影

[00:02:59] But as all the people passed she saw her son at last

[00:03:05] 当所有人都离开了 她才看到了他的儿子

[00:03:05] And when she did she could hardly believe her eyes

[00:03:08] 她无法相信眼前的一切

[00:03:08] His young face was all shot up and one hand had been blown off

[00:03:14] 他脸颊烧焦 上肢截去

[00:03:14] And he wore a metal brace around his waist

[00:03:17] 金属铁甲围绕着他的腰

[00:03:17] He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know

[00:03:23] 慢声细语 声音微弱 难以听清

[00:03:23] And she could not even recognize his face

[00:03:27] 她甚至无法从面部辨认出他

[00:03:27] She said Oh my darling son Lord tell me what they've done

[00:03:38] 我的爱儿啊 上帝啊 告诉我他们究竟对你做了什么

[00:03:38] How is it that you ended up this way

[00:03:41] 你怎么会变成这样

[00:03:41] He tried his best to speak but his mouth could hardly move

[00:03:48] 尽管他难以开口 可仍努力尝试着让母亲听清

[00:03:48] And his mother had to turn her face away

[00:03:53] 他的母亲不得不把脸转过去

[00:03:53] Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war

[00:04:04] 你不记得了吗 母亲 当初我决定远赴战场的时候

[00:04:04] You thought it was the best thing I could do

[00:04:08] 你也觉得那是我的使命

[00:04:08] When I was on that battleground you were home an' acting proud

[00:04:14] 我在战场事 你在家表现得很自豪

[00:04:14] Be glad that you weren't standing in my shoes

[00:04:19] 很高兴你没有站在我的立场上

[00:04:19] And I thought when I was there 'God what am I doing here

[00:04:27] 我那时应在站在你这边 可那时我做了些什么

[00:04:27] Just tryin' to kill somebody or DIE tryin'

[00:04:31] 去杀人或是被杀死

[00:04:31] But the thing that scared me most when my enemy came up close

[00:04:37] 最让我害怕的是 敌人渐渐靠近 杀气重重

[00:04:37] I saw his frightened face looked just like mine

[00:04:42] 我看到他那张惊恐的脸和我的一样

[00:04:42] Lord just like mine

[00:04:47] 上帝啊 就像我一样

[00:04:47] Then I couldn't help but think through that thunder and the stink

[00:05:02] 我不禁想到 历经万难

[00:05:02] I was only one more puppet in their play

[00:05:07] 我只是战争中的傀儡

[00:05:07] And through the roar and smoke that string it finally broke

[00:05:11] 历经战火 狼烟遍野 嘶喊悠长 到最后终于结束了

[00:05:11] And a blast of fire blew my eyes away

[00:05:15] 炮弹夺走了我的双眼

[00:05:15] When the young man tried to walk his mother was still in shock

[00:05:24] 当他转过身时 母亲缓缓而靠近

[00:05:24] As she saw that metal brace that helped him stand

[00:05:28] 看着那金属的支架扶持他站起

[00:05:28] But as they turned to go he held his mother close

[00:05:32] 但当他们转身离去时 他紧紧地抱着母亲

[00:05:32] And he dropped his medals down into her hand

[00:05:37] 把所有的勋章都放在了她手上