Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA - November 21, 1975 - Evening)

Written by：Bob Dylan

Composed by：Bob Dylan

William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll

威廉·赞辛格杀了可怜的海蒂·卡罗尔

With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger

他快速转动他戴钻戒的手指并拿起手杖

At a Baltimore hotel society gatherin'

指着聚集在巴尔的摩酒店的那些上流人士

And the cops was called in and his weapon took from him

警察被叫来将他的武器没收

As they rode him in custody down to the station

当他们将他押往拘留所

And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder

并控告他犯有一级谋杀罪

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears

但你会仔细琢磨这种羞耻感 并批判所有内心的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face

把这块破布从你脸上拿开吧

Now ain't the time for your tears

现在还轮不到让你痛哭流涕

William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years

威廉·赞辛格已经二十四岁了

Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres

拥有六百英亩的烟草庄园

With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him

他那有钱任性的父母会给他提供保护

And high office relations in the politics of Maryland

搞好了马里兰政府内的一切高层关系

Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders

他耸耸肩算是对他的罪行表了态

And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was a-snarling

说不尽那些污言秽语 冷嘲热讽

And in a matter of minutes on bail was out walking

几分钟过后 他被保释出狱

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize fears

但你会仔细琢磨这种羞耻感 并批判所有内心的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face

把这块破布从你脸上拿开吧

Now ain't the time for your tears

现在还轮不到让你痛哭流涕

Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen

海蒂·卡罗尔是个厨娘

She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children

她已经五十一岁了 生过十个孩子

She carried the dishes and took out the garbage

她收拾这些残羹冷碟并倒在垃圾桶

And never sat once at the head of the table

从来没有机会坐在餐桌顶头用餐

She just cleaned up all the food from the table

只知道将桌上所有食物狼吞虎咽

And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level

另一方面也会清空主人的烟灰缸

Got killed by a blow lay slain by a cane

经常惨遭殴打 棍棒之下奄奄一息

That sailed through the air and came down through the room

她梦游一般从房间里摇摇晃晃下来

Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle

这次她下定决心 一定要消灭所有这些**

And she never done nothin' to William Zanzinger

她不会再为威廉·赞辛格效劳做任何事情

And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears

但你会仔细琢磨这种羞耻感 并批判所有内心的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face

把这块破布从你脸上拿开吧

Now ain't the time for your tears

现在还轮不到让你痛哭流涕

In the courtroom of honor the judge pounded his gavel

在庄严的法庭上 法官反复敲打法槌

To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level

为了告示众人人人平等 连陪审团也不例外

And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded

书里的那些条条框框 不会贸然提出也不具有说服力

And that even the nobles get properly handled

即便是圣经语录也会妥善地运用

Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em

一旦警察紧追不舍最后缉拿住他们

And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom

法律之梯不存在头尾 无穷无尽

Stared at the person who killed for no reason

凝视那个没有任何动机**犯

Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin'

他只是恰好失去警惕 觉得**无关紧要

And he spoke through his cloak most deep and distinguished

他穿着宽松的风衣侃侃陈述 最深沉突出的是

And handed out strongly for penalty and repentance

为了得到严惩和忏悔 他义正言辞地交了口供

William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence

交代威廉·赞辛格本人需要长篇大论

Ah but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears

但你会仔细琢磨这种羞耻感 并批判所有内心的恐惧

Bury the rag deep in your face

深埋掉你脸上那块破布吧

For now's the time for your tears

现在该轮到你痛哭流涕