Avalanche - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩)
Well I stepped into an avalanche
我跨进一场雪崩
It covered up my soul;
它把我的灵魂掩盖
When I am not this hunchback
那时我不是你们
That you see
t看见的这个驼背
I sleep beneath the golden hill
我睡在金山之下
You who wish to conquer pain
你们谁希望克服痛苦
You must learn
你必须学会
Learn to serve me well
学会把我服侍好
You strike my side by accident
当你们下来
As you go down for your gold
为了你们的黄金
The cripple here
你不经意地撞到我身边
That you clothe and feed
在这里你提供吃穿的残疾人
Is neither starved nor cold;
即不饥饿也不寒冷
He does not ask for your company
他没有要求你的陪伴
Not at the centre
不在中心
The centre of the world
那世界的中心
When I am on a pedestal
当我登上崇拜之座
You did not raise me there
你们并没有鼓舞我
Your laws do not compel me
你们的法则没有强迫我
To kneel grotesque and bare
荒诞赤裸地跪下
I myself am the pedestal
我即是
For this ugly hump at
你们盯着看的
Which you stare
这个丑陋驼背的基座
You who wish to conquer pain
你们谁希望克服痛苦
You must learn
你必须学会
What makes me kind;
让我仁慈
The crumbs of love
你提供给我的一些
That you offer me
爱情的面包屑
They're the crumbs I've left behind
这些面包屑都被我留下
Your pain is no credential here
你的痛苦在这里不是凭证
It's just the shadow
它只是阴影
Shadow of my wound
我伤口的阴影
I have begun to long for you
我已开始渴望你
I who have no greed;
我没有贪欲
I have begun to ask for you
我已开始请求你
I who have no need
我没有需要
You say you've gone away from me
你说你已离我远去
But I can feel you when you breathe
但我能感觉到你当你呼吸
Do not dress in those rags for me
要为了我穿上那些破衣裳
I know you are not poor;
我知道你不穷
You don't love me
你现在不要彻底地
Quite so fiercely now
爱我如此强烈
When you know
当你知道
That you are not sure
你并不确定
It is your turn beloved
该轮到你了,爱人
It is your flesh that I wear
我消磨的是你的肉体