Ol' Man River - Ray Charles (雷·查尔斯)
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Here we all work on the mississippi
我们都在密西西比河上劳作
Here we all work while the white folk play
白人享乐时 我们仍挥汗如雨
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
从黎明到日落 拖曳着船只
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
永无休止 直到审判日来临
Don't look up and don't look down
莫要抬头 也别低头
You don't dare make a white man frown
切莫惹得白人老爷皱眉
Bend your knees and bow your head
屈膝躬身 俯首听命
And pull that rope until you're dead
拉紧绳索 至死方休
Let me go 'way from the mississippi
让我离开密西西比河吧
Let me go 'way from the white man boss
让我离开白人老板的掌控
Show me that stream called the river jordan
带我去看看那条约旦河
That's the old stream that I long to cross
那是我渴望跨越的古老河流
I know that ol' man river that ol' man river
我了解那条老河 那条古老河流
He must know somethin' the man don't say nothin'
它一定知晓什么 却沉默不语
I know he just keep on rollin'
我知道它只是不断奔流
I want you to know he keeps on rollin' along
我要告诉你 它永远奔流不息
He don't plant tatters he don't plant cotton
他不种土豆 也不种棉花
And them folk they plant 'em
而那些白人却坐享其成
I want you to know they're soon forgotten
要知道他们很快就会被遗忘
But ol' man river somehow he just keep on rollin' rollin' along
但老河啊 它依旧奔流不息 滚滚向前
You and me we got to sweat and strain
你我只能挥汗如雨 拼命劳作
Body's all achin' and racked with pain
浑身疼痛 筋疲力尽
Tote that barge somebody said lift that bail
有人喊着"扛起船桨 提起货筐"
You drink a little scotch I want you to know you gonna land in jail
若敢偷喝口酒 等着你的只有牢房
You know I get weary and so sick of trying
你知道我已厌倦 疲惫不堪地挣扎
I'm tired of livin' but I'm scared I'm scared of dyin'
厌倦了活着 却又畏惧死亡的降临
But that ol' man and the river I say he just
但那条老河啊 我说它只是
The man just keep rollin' on long
依然奔流不息 永不停歇