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点击复制John Brown - Bob Dylan
John Brown went off to war called to battle on a foreign shore
约翰布朗只身离开去参军 战斗在他乡的领土之上
And his mother she sure was proud of him
他的母亲肯定为他感到骄傲
When he stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all
他英姿飒爽 整装待发
His mother's face broke out in a glowing grin
他的母亲容光焕发 笑开了颜
She said Son you look so fine I'm so glad you're a son of mine
她说 儿子 你看起来很好 我以你为荣
You make me proud to know you hold a gun
我的儿子是军人 我引以为傲
Do what your captain says an' lots of medals you will get
听首领说 你获得了许多勋章
Then we'll hang them on the wall when you come home
等你回来 我要把他们都挂在墙上
As that evening train pulled out John's ma began to shout
当夜车驶出时 约翰开始大叫起来
Telling everybody in the neighborhood:
告诉附近的每个人
That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know
那是我儿子的使命 他是一个军人
And she made well sure her neighbors understood
她要让身边的所有人都知道
She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile
偶尔收到他的来信 她总喜出望外
Then she showed them to the people from next door
与邻居分享她的快乐
And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun
她拿着儿子的制服与佩枪到处炫耀
And this thing they called a good old-fashioned war
他们称之为旧式战争
A good old-fashioned war
旧式战争
After all his letters home his mail had ceased to come
他把信寄回家以后 他的信很久没来
And she hadn't heard a word for nine months or more
她再也没见过只言片语 大概有九个月或更久
Then one letter finally came Go down and meet the train
终于有一封信来了 写着 过来吧到火车站
Your son is coming home from the war
你儿子平安到家了
Oh she smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around
她微笑着 准备去迎接 她环视一周
But she could not find her soldier son in sight
可并没有看到儿子的身影
But as all the people passed she saw her son at last
当所有人都离开了 她才看到了他的儿子
And when she did she could hardly believe her eyes
她无法相信眼前的一切
His young face was all shot up and one hand had been blown off
他脸颊烧焦 上肢截去
And he wore a metal brace around his waist
金属铁甲围绕着他的腰
He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know
慢声细语 声音微弱 难以听清
And she could not even recognize his face
她甚至无法从面部辨认出他
She said Oh my darling son Lord tell me what they've done
我的爱儿啊 上帝啊 告诉我他们究竟对你做了什么
How is it that you ended up this way
你怎么会变成这样
He tried his best to speak but his mouth could hardly move
尽管他难以开口 可仍努力尝试着让母亲听清
And his mother had to turn her face away
他的母亲不得不把脸转过去
Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war
你不记得了吗 母亲 当初我决定远赴战场的时候
You thought it was the best thing I could do
你也觉得那是我的使命
When I was on that battleground you were home an' acting proud
我在战场事 你在家表现得很自豪
Be glad that you weren't standing in my shoes
很高兴你没有站在我的立场上
And I thought when I was there 'God what am I doing here
我那时应在站在你这边 可那时我做了些什么
Just tryin' to kill somebody or DIE tryin'
去杀人或是被杀死
But the thing that scared me most when my enemy came up close
最让我害怕的是 敌人渐渐靠近 杀气重重
I saw his frightened face looked just like mine
我看到他那张惊恐的脸和我的一样
Lord just like mine
上帝啊 就像我一样
Then I couldn't help but think through that thunder and the stink
我不禁想到 历经万难
I was only one more puppet in their play
我只是战争中的傀儡
And through the roar and smoke that string it finally broke
历经战火 狼烟遍野 嘶喊悠长 到最后终于结束了
And a blast of fire blew my eyes away
炮弹夺走了我的双眼
When the young man tried to walk his mother was still in shock
当他转过身时 母亲缓缓而靠近
As she saw that metal brace that helped him stand
看着那金属的支架扶持他站起
But as they turned to go he held his mother close
但当他们转身离去时 他紧紧地抱着母亲
And he dropped his medals down into her hand
把所有的勋章都放在了她手上