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Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T. Hall
How old do you think I am he said
他说 你觉得我多大了
I said well I didn't know
我说 好吧 我不知道
He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago
他说 我十一个月前就满六十五岁了
I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whiskey down
我坐在迈阿密的酒吧里 倒了一杯威士忌
When this old gray black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge
当这个头发花白的老绅士在打扫大厅时
There wasn't anyone around except this old man and me
周围除了我们没有别人
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV
酒吧老板正在看电视
Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind
他坐了下来 打开了话匣子
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
说起了有关老狗 小孩和西瓜酒的话题
Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked
他问道 你喝过西瓜酒吗
He told me all about it though I didn't answer back
他告诉我有关西瓜酒的一切 尽管我没有回答
Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime
世界上只有三样东西存在价值
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine
老狗 小孩和西瓜酒
He said women think about themselves when men-folk ain't around
他说当身边没有男人时 女人才会考虑自己
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down
当朋友们发现你很失落时 就会消失找不到人
He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
他说当我年轻的时候 我经历过这一切
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine
现在周围只剩老狗 小孩和西瓜酒
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
老狗会在你犯错的时候关心你
God bless little children while they're still to young to hate
上帝保佑 小孩还太年轻 没有学会憎恨
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
当他走开的时候 我拿起笔写下了这句话
About old dogs and children and watermelon wine
老狗 小孩和西瓜酒
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
明天我必须坐飞机去亚特兰大了
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change
当我离开的时候 我看见他拿起了我的零钱
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
那天晚上我梦到了宁静的夏日午后
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine
老狗 小孩和西瓜酒