《Millworker》歌词

[00:00:00] Millworker (工厂工人) - James Taylor (詹姆斯·泰勒)

[00:00:15] //

[00:00:15] Now my grandfather was a sailor

[00:00:18] 我的祖父是个水手

[00:00:18] He blew in off the water

[00:00:22] 他曾经经历风暴

[00:00:22] My father was a farmer and I

[00:00:26] 我的父亲是个农场主 而我

[00:00:26] His only daughter

[00:00:28] 是他唯一的女儿

[00:00:28] Took up with a no good millworking man

[00:00:32] 从小跟着一个没用的打磨工学习技能

[00:00:32] From Massachusetts

[00:00:35] 他来自马萨诸塞州

[00:00:35] Who dies from too much whiskey

[00:00:38] 最后因饮酒过度而死

[00:00:38] And leaves me these three faces to feed

[00:00:49] 留下这没用的东西让我养活我自己

[00:00:49] Millwork ain't easy millwork ain't hard

[00:00:56] 磨光工作不难 但也不轻松

[00:00:56] Millwork it ain't nothing

[00:00:58] 于我而言 它什么也不是

[00:00:58] But an awful boring job

[00:01:02] 只是一份糟糕无聊的工作

[00:01:02] I'm waiting for a daydream

[00:01:06] 我悠闲地做着白日梦

[00:01:06] To take me through the morning

[00:01:09] 荒度了早晨的时光

[00:01:09] And put me in my coffee break

[00:01:12] 然后我享受休息的时间

[00:01:12] Where I can have a sandwich and remember

[00:01:19] 吃吃三明治 想想还要做什么

[00:01:19] Then it's me and my machine

[00:01:22] 然后我就要面对我的机器

[00:01:22] For the rest of the morning

[00:01:26] 在早上剩下的所有时间

[00:01:26] For the rest of the afternoon

[00:01:32] 在下午剩下的所有时间

[00:01:32] And the rest of my life

[00:01:49] 以及我的余生

[00:01:49] Now my mind begins to wander

[00:01:53] 现在 我就在想

[00:01:53] To the days back on the farm

[00:01:56] 我曾经在农场的那些时光

[00:01:56] I can see my father smiling at me

[00:02:00] 我看见我的父亲向我微笑

[00:02:00] Swinging on his arm

[00:02:03] 将我吊在他的双臂上

[00:02:03] I can hear my granddad's stories

[00:02:07] 我会听我的祖父讲故事

[00:02:07] Of the storms out on Lake Erie

[00:02:10] 在Lake Erie上经历的风暴

[00:02:10] Where vessels and cargoes and fortunes

[00:02:15] 船舶 货物以及财富

[00:02:15] And sailors' lives were lost

[00:02:24] 还有水手的姓名 通通都失去了

[00:02:24] Yes but it's my life has been wasted

[00:02:28] 是的 但是我的光阴都虚度了

[00:02:28] And I have been the fool

[00:02:32] 我就像个傻子

[00:02:32] To let this manufacturer

[00:02:34] 让这些厂商

[00:02:34] Use my body for a tool

[00:02:38] 将我像个工具一样地使用着

[00:02:38] I can ride home in the evening

[00:02:42] 今晚我就要逃回家去

[00:02:42] Staring at my hands

[00:02:46] 凝视着我的双手

[00:02:46] Swearing by my sorrow

[00:02:48] 用我的悲伤发誓

[00:02:48] That a young girl ought

[00:02:50] 我应该

[00:02:50] To stand a better chance

[00:02:56] 受着幸运女神的眷顾

[00:02:56] So may I work the mills just

[00:02:59] 或许我会在这里工作

[00:02:59] As long as I am able

[00:03:03] 很久很久

[00:03:03] And never meet the man

[00:03:06] 却见不到那个人

[00:03:06] Whose name is on the label

[00:03:10] 那个名字贴在商标上的人

[00:03:10] It be me and my machine

[00:03:13] 我将要面对我的机器

[00:03:13] For the rest of the morning

[00:03:17] 在早上剩下的所有时间

[00:03:17] And the rest of the afternoon

[00:03:21] 在下午剩下的所有时间

[00:03:21] Gone for the rest of my life

[00:03:26] 以及我的余生