This Old Guitar (这把旧吉他) - John Denver (约翰·丹佛)
This old guitar taught me to sing a love song
这把老吉他教会我一首情歌
It showed me how to laugh and how to cry
教会我如何欢笑 如何悲泣
It introduced me to some friends of mine
它介绍了一些朋友给我
And brightened up some days
照亮了我一些时光
It helped me make it through some lonely nights
帮助我打发过一些无聊的孤独之夜
Oh what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night
在寒冷孤独的夜里 它是一位多美妙的朋友
This old guitar gave me my lovely lady
这把老吉他带给了我一个亲爱的的恋人
It opened up her eyes and ears to me
它让她的双眸注视于我 与我一起度过绵长岁月
It brought us close together
它让我们紧紧依偎
And I guess it broke her heart
但我猜 这把吉他却也伤了她的心
It opened up the space for us to be
它让我们给予彼此独处的空间
What a lovely place and a lovely space to be
多么可爱的独处时光
This old guitar gave me my life my living
这把老吉他给了我生活 给了我生计
All the things you know I love to do
以及你们所知道的我所有爱做的事
To serenade the stars that shine
给了我山峦那边阳光谱写的一支美妙的小夜曲
From a sunny mountainside
我唱它给天上稀松的星星们听
Most of all to sing my songs for you
我唱给你们听 我的所有的歌谣
I love to sing my songs for you
我喜欢唱给你们我写的的歌谣
Yes I do you know I love to sing my songs for you
是的 你知道 我喜欢唱给你们听 我写的的歌谣