Artist:john denver
Songs Title:old folks
The old folks don't talk much
古语不会说太多
They talk so slowly when they do
他们行动时说得很慢
They are rich they are poor
有的富裕有的贫穷
Their illusions are gone
没有假象
They share one heart for to
只有一颗心去分享
Their homes all smell of tyme
家充满了时光的味道
Of old photographs
旧照片
And an old fashioned song
过时的歌曲
Though you may live in town
尽管你生活在城市
You live so far away
离得那么远
When youve lived to long
住得太远
Have they laughed to much
他们笑得多吗
Do their dry voices crack
他们的生意还好吗
Talking of things gone by
谈论过去的事情
Have they cried to much
他们哭泣太多吗
A tear or two still always seems
依然看到一两滴泪水
To cloud the eye
弄湿双眼
They tremble as they watch the old silver clock
他们看着银钟颤抖
When day is through
日子过去
Tick tock oh so slow
时钟走得很慢
It says yes it says no
说不
It says I wait for you
我等着你
The old folks dream no more
他们不会梦想太多
Their books have gone to sleep
他们的书沉睡着
The pianos out of tune
钢琴没了弦
The little cat is dead
小猫奄奄一息
And no more do they sing on a sunday afternoon
周日下午只有歌唱
The old folks move no more
老人不再移动
Their world become to small
他们的世界如此渺小
Their bodies feel like lead
如行尸走肉一般
They might look out a window
也许会看窗外
Or else sit it a chair
坐在凳子上
Or else they stay in bed
躺在床上
And if they still go out
如果依然出去
Arm and arm arm and arm
In the mornings chill
早晨
Its to have a good cry
呼喊着
To say their last goodbye
说再见
To one whose older still
给长辈
And then they go home
然后回家
To the old silver clock
看银钟
When day is through
日子过去了
Tick tock so so slow
时钟走得很慢
It says yes it says no
说不
It says I wait for you
我等着你
The old folks never die
从不死亡
They just put down their heads
只会将头放下
And go to sleep one day
去睡觉
They will hold each others hands
抓住他人的手
Like children in the dark
像黑暗中的小孩
But one will get lost anyway
无论如何都会迷失
And the other will remain
另一个依然存在
Just sitting in a room
坐在房间里
Which makes no sound
没有声音
It doesn't matter now
没关系
The song has died away
歌声退去
And echos all around
填满了酒精
Youll see them as they walk
看到他们如同走路一样
Through the sun filled parks
透过阳光站在公园里
Where children run and play
孩子们在那里玩耍
It hurst to much to smile
笑得太多会受伤
It hurts so much
笑得太多会受伤
But life goes on for still another day
生活依然会有明天
As they try to escape the old silver clock
他们试图逃离
When day is through
日子过去了
Tick tock oh so slow
时钟走得很慢
It says yes it says no
说不
It says I wait for you
我等着你
The old old silver clock
古老的银钟
Thats hanging on the wall
挂在墙上
That waits for us all
等待着我们