Hey Nelly Nelly - Judy Collins
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by:Shel Silverstein/Jim Friedman
Hey Nelly Nelly come to the window
嘿,内莉,内莉,快到窗边来
Hey Nelly Nelly look at what I see
嘿,内莉,内莉,看看我看到了什么
He's riding into town on a sway back mule
他骑着摇摇晃晃的骡子进了城
Got a tall black hat and he looks like a fool
戴着高高的黑帽子,看起来像个傻瓜
He sure is talking like he's been to school
他说话的样子像是受过教育
And it's 1851
那是1851年
Hey Nelly Nelly listen what he's saying
嘿,内莉,内莉,听听他在说什么
Hey Nelly Nelly he says it's getting late
嘿,内莉,内莉,他说时间不多了
And he says them black folks should all be free
他说那些黑人应该获得自由
To walk around the same as you and me
像你我一样自由行走
And he's talking about a thing he calls democracy
他在谈论一种他称之为民主的东西
And it's 1858
那是1858年
Hey Nelly Nelly hear the band a playing
嘿,内莉,内莉,听那乐队在演奏
Hey Nelly Nelly hand me down my gun
嘿,内莉,内莉,把枪递给我
Cause the men are cheering and the boys are too
因为男人们在欢呼,男孩们也在欢呼
They're all putting on their coats of blue
他们都穿上了蓝色的外套
I can't sit around here and talk to you
我无法坐在这里与你交谈
Cause it's 1861
因为这是1861年
Hey Nelly Nelly
嘿,Nelly,Nelly
Come to the window
来到窗边吧
Hey Nelly Nelly I've come home alive
嘿,Nelly,Nelly,我活着回来了
My coat of blue is stained with red
我的蓝色外套染上了红色
And the man in the tall black hat is dead
那个戴着高黑帽子的男人已经死了
But we sure will remember all the things he said
但我们一定会记住他所说的一切
In 1865
在1865年
Hey Nelly Nelly come to the window
嘿,内莉,内莉,快到窗边来
Hey Nelly Nelly look at what I see
嘿,内莉,内莉,看看我看到了什么
I see white folks and colored walking side by side
我看到白人和黑人并肩而行
They're walking in a column that's a century wide
他们走在一个世纪宽的队伍中
It's still a long and a hard and a bloody ride
这仍然是一段漫长、艰难且血腥的旅程
In 1964
在1964年