Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (苏珊·薇格)
I am sitting
清晨
In the morning
我坐在
At the diner
街角的
On the corner
小餐馆里
I am waiting
等待着
At the counter
柜台后
For the man
那个男人
To pour the coffee
为我倒咖啡
And he fills it
他倒了
Only halfway
一半
And before
我正要
I even argue
生气
He is looking
他看着
Out the window
窗外
At somebody
那个
Coming in
正要走进来的人
It is always
见到你
Nice to see you
总是让我很开心
Says the man
这个男人
Behind the counter
在柜台后
To the woman
对那个
Who has come in
走进来的女人说
She is shaking
她正在抖落
Her umbrella
她雨伞上的雨滴
And I look
于是我
The other way
移开了视线
As they are kissing
当他们
Their hellos
互相亲吻着打招呼时
And I'm pretending
我假装
Not to see them
没有看见他们
And instead
于是
I pour the milk
我接着倒牛奶
I open
我打开
Up the paper
报纸
There's a story
有一篇
Of an actor
关于一个演员的报道
Who had died
他在喝酒时
While he was drinking
与世长辞
He was no one
我并没有
I had heard of
听说过他
And I'm turning
于是我转向
To the horoscope
星象栏
And looking
试图寻找
For the funnies
一些趣事
When I'm feeling
忽然之间我觉得
Someone watching me
有人在看我
And so
于是
I raise my head
我抬起头
There's a woman
看见窗外
On the outside
有个女人
Looking inside
正在朝里看
Does she see me
她在看我吗
No she does not
不 她并没有
Really see me
在看我
'Cause she sees
因为她对着玻璃
Her own reflection
在照镜子
And I'm trying
我试图
Not to notice
忽略她
That she's hitching
却看见
Up her skirt
她拉起裙子
And while she's
试图矫正
Straightening her stockings
她的长筒袜
Her hair
雨水
Is getting wet
打湿了她的秀发
Oh this rain
这场雨
It will continue
一直未停
Through the morning
一直下了一早上
As I'm listening
我听着
To the bells
教堂的
Of the cathedral
钟声
I am thinking
我想起了
Of your voice
你的声音
And of the midnight picnic
曾经
Once upon a time
午夜的时候 我们在户外野餐
Before the rain began
在暴雨将至的时候
And I finish up my coffee
我喝完了我的咖啡
And it's time to catch the train
是时候去赶火车了