I Am A Rock (Alternate) - Paul Simon (保罗·西蒙)
Written by:Paul Simon
A winter's day
某个冬日
In a deep and dark december
在深沉而阴暗的十二月里
I am alone
我独自一人
Gazing from my window to the streets below
站在窗前凝望着大街
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
看着雪花静静飘落在街上
I am a rock
我是一块岩石
I am an island
我是一座岛屿
I've built walls
我建造了许多面墙
A fortress deep and mighty
和一座深邃坚固的城堡
That none may penetrate
没有人可以入侵
I have no need of friendship friendship causes pain
我不需要友情 友情只会带来痛苦
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain
那是我所轻蔑的欢笑与爱
I am a rock
我是一块岩石
I am an island
我是一座岛屿
Don't talk of love
不要谈及爱情
But I've heard the words before
虽然我曾经听说过这一字眼
It's sleeping in my memory
它沉睡在我记忆深处
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died
我不愿惊扰它的梦乡 那已逝情感的安息
If I never loved I never would have cried
如果我未曾爱过 那么我就不会哭泣
I am a rock
我是一块岩石
I am an island
我是一座岛屿
I have my books
我有自己的书本
And my poetry to protect me
还有诗歌伴我左右
I am shielded in my armor
我穿著盔甲防卫
Hiding in my room safe within my womb
隐藏在封闭的房间内 在那安全的子宫深处
I touch no one and no one touches me
我不用接触任何人 也不会被任何人惊扰
I am a rock
我是一块岩石
I am an island
我是一座岛屿
And a rock feels no pain
岩石感觉不到痛苦
And an island never cries
岛屿从不哭泣