Tombstone Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take) - Bob Dylan
Written by:Bob Dylan
The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course
当然啦 现在这些甜美漂亮的东西早已收入囊中
The city fathers they're trying to endorse
城市显赫官员正忙着签署事宜
The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse
他们是保罗列维尔坐骑的化身
But the town has no need to be nervous
但城镇完全不必局促难安
The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits
女罗宾汉的鬼魂将她唾手可得的智慧
To Jezebel the nun she violently knits
传给这个放荡的修女 她猛烈地编织
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
一套秃顶假发给坐在一旁的开膛手杰克
At the head of the chamber of commerce
在商会聚集开会之前
Mama's in the fact'ry
妈妈还在工厂里操劳
She caring our feels
只为找点食物
Daddy's in the alley ain't got no shoes
爸爸游走在大街小巷 脚上连鞋都没有
I'm in the kitchen
我在厨房里
With the tombstone blues
唱一首墓碑蓝调
The hysterical bride in the penny arcade
游乐场上歇斯底里的新娘
Screaming she moans I've just been made
尖叫并且呻吟道 我刚刚被人污了清白
Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade
然后请来医生 他迅速扯下白色遮布
And says my advice is to not let the boys in
并说 我的建议是别让男人进来
And now medicine man comes and he shuffles inside
现在巫医来啦 他嚷嚷搅合着要进去
He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride
他大模大样地走进来并对新娘说
Stop all this weeping swallow your pride
停止你愚蠢的哭泣吧 收起你的傲慢
You will not die it's not poison
你不会死去的 又不是中毒了
Daddy's in the fact'ry
爸爸还在工厂里操劳
Ain't got no shoes
脚上连鞋都没有
Mama's in the alley
妈妈游走在大街小巷
She's lyin' the feels
只为找点食物
I'm in the kitchen
我在厨房里
With the tombstone blues
唱一首墓碑蓝调
Well black miss with fre gose after torturing a thief
好吧 施洗者约翰严刑拷打一个小偷之后
Looks up at his hero the commander in chief
抬头仰望他心中的英雄总司令官
Saying tell me great hero but please make it brief
并说 告诉我吧伟大的英雄 但请言简意赅
Is there a hole for me to get sick in
我会在一个洞穴中衰亡腐朽吗
The commander in chief answers him while chasing a fly
总司令官回答他的时候正在赶苍蝇
Saying death to all those that whimper and cry
他说 死亡只会青睐那些啜泣痛哭之人
And dropping a bar bell he points to the sky
丢掉杠铃后 他指着天空
Saying the sun's not yellow it's chicken
补上一句 太阳还不够昏黄 真够懦夫啊
Mama's in the kitchen
妈妈还在厨房
She ain't wearing no shoes
她脚上连鞋都没有
Daddy's in the fact'ry
爸爸还在工厂里操劳
He's lying feels
只为找点食物
I'm in the alley
我游走在大街小巷
I ain't not who
手足无措
The king of the Philistines his soldiers to save
非利士人的国王和他的士兵
Puts jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves
在墓碑前扣手拜祭并献上谄媚
Puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves
将风笛手关进监狱 把奴隶养肥
Then sends them out to the jungle
扔到丛林中
Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps
吉普赛戴维用喷灯烧掉了他们的营地
With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps
他和他的忠实的奴隶佩德罗以及身后的流浪汉
With a fantastic collection of stamps
带着美好的心情收集着邮票
To win friends and influence his uncle
只为了赢得他朋友和叔叔的关注
Daddy's in the fact'ry
爸爸还在工厂里操劳
Wearing no shoes
脚上连鞋都没有
Mama's in the alley
妈妈游走在大街小巷
She's lying the feels
只为找点食物
I'm in the kitchen
我还在厨房
With the tombstone blues
唱一首墓碑蓝调
The geometry of innocent flesh on the bone
无辜的骨骼上显现出几何图形
It's Galileo's math book is thrown
导致伽利略扔掉了数学书
At Delilah who's sitting worthlessly alone
黛利拉孤独地坐在那里
But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter
但她脸颊上流着幸福的眼泪
I wish I could give brother Bill his great thrill
我希望给我的兄弟比尔带来兴奋的感觉
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
我把他囚禁在山顶
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B DeMille
然后立一些柱子 留下塞西尔德米尔
He could die happily ever after
他可以幸福地死去
Mama's in the kitchen
妈妈还在厨房里
She ain't wearing no shoes
脚上连鞋都没有
Daddy's in the alley
爸爸游走在大街小巷
He's lying the feels
只为找点食物
I'm in the fact'ry
我在工厂里
With the tombstone blues
唱一首墓碑蓝调
Where Ma Raney and Beethoven once unwrapped their bed roll
马兰尼和贝多芬打开了他们的睡垫
Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole
大牌球员都在旗杆那里排练
And the National Bank selling road maps for the soul
国家银行从销售路线图里获利
To the old folks' home in the college
送给知名的老作家和大学生
I wish I could write you a melody so plain
现在我希望我能给你写一首简单的歌
That could hold you dear lady from going insane
让你能够疯狂地抱着你亲爱的夫人
That could cool you and ease and cease the pain
以缓解你的痛苦 减少悲伤的感觉
Of your pointless and useless knowledge
你那毫无用处和毫无意义的知识
Daddy's in the kitchen
爸爸还在厨房里
He ain't got no shoes
脚上连鞋都没有
Mama's on the fact'ry
妈妈在工厂里
She's lying the feels
只为找点食物
I'm in the kitchen
我在厨房里
With the tombstone blues
唱一首墓碑蓝调
Alright
就是这样