所属专辑:The All New Electric Muse - The Story Of Folk Into Rock
歌手: Traffic
时长: 06:21
John Barleycorn (Must Die) - Traffic[00:00:00]
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There were three men came out of the West [00:00:11]
从西方来了三个男人[00:00:19]
Their fortunes for to try [00:00:19]
他们打算碰碰运气[00:00:25]
And these three men made a solemn vow:[00:00:25]
这三个人庄重起誓[00:00:32]
John Barleycorn must die [00:00:32]
John Barleycorn必须死[00:00:38]
They've ploughed they've sewn [00:00:38]
他们耕地播种[00:00:41]
They've harrowed him in [00:00:41]
他们扔他入坑 帮他耙地[00:00:44]
Threw clods at Barleys head [00:00:44]
最后把Barleys给埋了[00:00:53]
And these three men made a solemn vow[00:00:53]
这三个人庄重起誓[00:01:00]
John Barleycorn was dead [00:01:00]
John Barleycorn必须死[00:01:30]
They've let him lie for a very long time [00:01:30]
他们让他在地里躺了很长时间[00:01:37]
Till the rains from heaven did fall [00:01:37]
直到天下起雨[00:01:43]
And little Sir John sprung up his head [00:01:43]
小个子John先生终于伸出了脑袋[00:01:50]
And so amazed them all [00:01:50]
这吓了他们一跳[00:01:57]
They've let him stand till midsummers day [00:01:57]
他们让他活到了仲夏[00:02:03]
Till he looked both pale and worn [00:02:03]
他看起来垂头丧气脸色发白[00:02:12]
And little Sir Johns grown a long long beard [00:02:12]
小个子Johns先生长出长长的胡须[00:02:19]
And so become a man [00:02:19]
变成了一个真正的男人[00:02:48]
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp [00:02:48]
他们雇了一个男人[00:02:55]
To cut him off at the knee [00:02:55]
用锋利的镰刀砍断他的双腿[00:03:01]
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist [00:03:01]
他们把他捆住踢来踢去[00:03:08]
Serving him most barbarously [00:03:08]
野蛮残忍地对待他[00:03:14]
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks [00:03:14]
他们雇了一个男人[00:03:20]
Who pricked him to the heart [00:03:20]
用干草叉插进他的心脏[00:03:29]
And the loader he has served him worse than that [00:03:29]
装货的人对他更粗暴[00:03:35]
For hes bound him to the cart[00:03:35]
直接将他扔进火车[00:04:04]
They've wheeled him around and around the field [00:04:04]
他们绕着田地运送他[00:04:11]
Till they came unto a barn [00:04:11]
直到来到牲口棚[00:04:17]
And there they made a solemn oath [00:04:17]
这三个人庄重起誓[00:04:24]
On poor John Barleycorn [00:04:24]
这个誓言跟可怜的John Barleycorn有关[00:04:30]
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks [00:04:30]
他们雇了一个人[00:04:36]
To cut him skin from bone [00:04:36]
用酸苹果树的树杈剥下他的皮[00:04:44]
And the miller he has served him worse than that [00:04:44]
磨坊主对他更糟糕[00:04:51]
For his ground him between two stones [00:04:51]
他把他放在两块大石头中间研磨[00:05:20]
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl [00:05:20]
小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗[00:05:26]
And his brandy in the glass[00:05:26]
以及他玻璃杯里的白兰地[00:05:32]
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl [00:05:32]
小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗[00:05:39]
Proved the strongest man at last [00:05:39]
证明了最后谁才是最强壮的人[00:05:45]
The huntsman he can't hunt the fox [00:05:45]
猎人 他猎捕不到狐狸[00:05:50]
Nor so loudly to blow his horn [00:05:50]
也不够力气吹响号角[00:05:59]
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots [00:05:59]
修补匠 没有Barleycorn在[00:06:06]
Without a little Barleycorn[00:06:06]
他什么东西都修补不了[00:06:11]