《So To Speak》歌词

[00:00:00] So To Speak - Sting/Becky Unthank

[00:00:12] 以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供

[00:00:12] They're seriously saying it's prolonging me life

[00:00:15] 他们说这延长了我的生命

[00:00:15] If I'll only submit to the surgical knife

[00:00:20] 如果我屈服于手术刀

[00:00:20] But what are the odds on a month or a week

[00:00:23] 但是一个月或者一周的几率有多大

[00:00:23] When the betting shop's closing its doors so to speak

[00:00:28] 可以说当赌场快要关门的时候

[00:00:28] When you're tied to a pump and a breathing machine

[00:00:32] 当你被绑在呼吸器上

[00:00:32] With their X-rays and probes and their monitor screens

[00:00:35] 用他们的X光片探测器和监视器

[00:00:35] And they'll wake ye up hungry saying "How do ye feel "

[00:00:39] 他们会把你饿醒问你感觉怎么样

[00:00:39] And then you're stuffed full of pills and a barium meal

[00:00:45] 然后你吃了很多那种东西

[00:00:45] Prolonging me life Now that's some kind of joke

[00:00:48] 延长我的生命这是个玩笑

[00:00:48] I'd be laughing me head off and I'd probably choke

[00:00:52] 我会笑得前仰后合我可能会窒息

[00:00:52] The spirit's still willing but the rest of me's weak

[00:00:56] 我的意志依然坚定可我的心不堪一击

[00:00:56] Now the bets are all off and the prospects look bleak

[00:01:00] 如今孤注一掷前景一片黯淡

[00:01:00] When you're laid like a piece of old meat on the slab

[00:01:04] 当你躺在床上就像一块木板上的老肉

[00:01:04] And they'll cut and they'll slice and they'll poke and they'll jab

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[00:01:08] And they'll grill ye and burn ye and they'll wish ye good health

[00:01:11] 他们会折磨你他们会祝你身体健康

[00:01:11] With their radium chemo and God knows what else

[00:01:17] 做了激光化疗天知道还有什么

[00:01:17] Well ye can't fault the science though the logic is weak

[00:01:21] 你不能对科学吹毛求疵虽然逻辑很弱

[00:01:21] Is it really an eternal life we should seek

[00:01:26] 我们真的应该寻求永生吗

[00:01:26] That ship has sailed

[00:01:28] 船已经开了

[00:01:28] That ship has sailed

[00:01:32] 船已经开了

[00:01:32] That ship has already sailed So to speak

[00:01:38] 可以说船已经起航了

[00:01:38] Our mission is more than a struggle for breath

[00:01:42] 我们的使命不只是苟延残喘

[00:01:42] For a few extra rounds in a fight to the death

[00:01:45] 在一场殊死搏斗中多打几回合

[00:01:45] When our mission is love and compassion and grace

[00:01:49] 我们的使命是爱同情和恩典

[00:01:49] It's not a test of endurance or a marathon race

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[00:01:54] For love is the sabre and love is the shield

[00:01:59] 因为爱是利刃爱是盾牌

[00:01:59] Love is the only true power we wield

[00:02:03] 爱是我们拥有的唯一真正的力量

[00:02:03] An eternal love is all ye should seek

[00:02:09] 永恒的爱是你应该追寻的全部

[00:02:09] That ship will be ready to sail So to speak

[00:02:17] 可以说这艘船随时准备起航

[00:02:17] I hear what you're saying 'cos I've heard it before

[00:02:21] 我听到你说的话因为我早有耳闻

[00:02:21] But I'm afraid if I let what is past through my door

[00:02:25] 但我害怕如果我让过去的一切走进我的心门

[00:02:25] How long would he stay a month or a week

[00:02:32] 他会待多久一个月还是一周

[00:02:32] When that ship has already sailed so to speak

[00:02:37] 当船已经起航可以这么说

[00:02:37] Should I settle for something that's safe on this Earth

[00:02:42] 我是否应该接受这世上最安全的东西

[00:02:42] What would it profit me what is it worth

[00:02:46] 这对我有什么好处这有什么价值

[00:02:46] If I lose something precious completely unique

[00:02:49] 如果我失去了珍贵的独一无二的东西

[00:02:49] When it's only eternity's love we should seek

[00:02:56] 我们应该寻找的只有永恒的爱

[00:02:56] For when that ship sails and the course has been set

[00:03:00] 因为当船起航航线已定

[00:03:00] And the wind's in the offing and the sails have been let

[00:03:04] 狂风呼啸扬帆起航

[00:03:04] And the hatches are full and the hull doesn't leak

[00:03:10] 舱口都满了船壳没有漏气

[00:03:10] And the ship is all ready to sail So to speak

[00:03:21] 可以说这艘船蓄势待发

[00:03:21] I'm tired and fading and losing the light

[00:03:25] 我筋疲力尽憔悴失去光芒

[00:03:25] And I've no way to tell if it's day or it's night

[00:03:32] 我不知道现在是白天还是黑夜

[00:03:32] Follow your heart it's the harbour ye seek

[00:03:38] 跟随你的心这是你寻找的港湾

[00:03:38] And this ship is ready to sail

[00:03:43] 这艘船蓄势待发

[00:03:43] This ship is ready to sail

[00:03:47] 这艘船蓄势待发

[00:03:47] This ship is ready to sail So to speak

[00:03:52] 可以说这艘船蓄势待发