所属专辑:Reasons Why (The Very Best)
歌手: Nickel Creek
时长: 05:01
The Lighthouse's Tale - Nickel Creek[00:00:00]
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I am a lighthouse[00:00:26]
我是一座灯塔[00:00:29]
Worn by the weather and the waves[00:00:29]
被糟糕的天气和海浪磨损着[00:00:34]
I keep my lamp lit[00:00:34]
我的灯一直亮着[00:00:37]
To warn the sailors on their way[00:00:37]
提醒船员们要行驶的道路[00:00:42]
I'll tell a story[00:00:42]
我要讲一个故事[00:00:46]
Paint you a picture from my past[00:00:46]
从我的过去为你描绘一幅图画[00:00:51]
I was so happy[00:00:51]
我很高兴[00:00:54]
But joy in this life seldom lasts[00:00:54]
但这种生活中,快乐很少持续[00:01:16]
I had a keeper[00:01:16]
我有一个看守人[00:01:19]
He helped me warn the ships at sea[00:01:19]
他帮助我提醒海上行驶的船只[00:01:24]
We had grown closer[00:01:24]
我们有着与日俱增的默契[00:01:27]
'Til his joy meant everything to me[00:01:27]
他的快乐对我来说意味着一切[00:01:32]
He was to marry[00:01:32]
他要结婚了[00:01:35]
A girl who shone with beauty and light[00:01:35]
和一个美丽开朗的阳光女孩[00:01:40]
They loved each other[00:01:40]
他们彼此相爱[00:01:43]
And with me[00:01:43]
并和我一起[00:01:44]
Watched the sunsets into nights[00:01:44]
观看日落[00:01:49]
And the waves crash around me [00:01:49]
海浪冲击着我的身体[00:01:53]
The sand slips out to sea [00:01:53]
沙子堆积在海岸上[00:01:57]
And the winds that blow remind me[00:01:57]
吹过的海风提醒着我[00:02:01]
Of what has been [00:02:01]
发生了什么[00:02:05]
And what can never be[00:02:05]
以及什么再也不可能了[00:02:26]
She'd had to leave us[00:02:26]
她不得不要离开我们了[00:02:29]
My keeper [00:02:29]
我的看守人[00:02:30]
He prayed for a safe return[00:02:30]
祈祷着她能安全归来[00:02:34]
But when the night came[00:02:34]
但是当夜幕降临[00:02:37]
The weather to a[00:02:37]
风云变幻[00:02:39]
Raging storm had turned[00:02:39]
狂怒的暴雨袭来[00:02:42]
He watched her ship fight[00:02:42]
他看到她的船只在海上挣扎[00:02:45]
But in vain against[00:02:45]
却是徒劳[00:02:47]
The wild and terrible wind[00:02:47]
狂乱可怖的海风[00:02:51]
In me so helpless[00:02:51]
我如此无助[00:02:54]
As dashed against the[00:02:54]
随着冲撞到[00:02:55]
Rocks she met her end[00:02:55]
岩石上,她结束了生命[00:02:59]
And the waves crash around me [00:02:59]
海浪冲击着我的身体[00:03:04]
The sand slips out to sea [00:03:04]
沙子堆积在海岸上[00:03:08]
And the winds that blow remind me[00:03:08]
吹过的海风提醒着我[00:03:11]
Of what has been [00:03:11]
发生了什么[00:03:15]
And what can never be[00:03:15]
以及什么再也不可能了[00:03:37]
Then on the next day[00:03:37]
第二天[00:03:40]
My keeper found her[00:03:40]
我的看守人找到了她[00:03:41]
Washed up on the shore[00:03:41]
她被冲到了海岸上[00:03:44]
He kissed her cold face[00:03:44]
他亲吻着她冰冷的脸庞[00:03:48]
And that they'd be together[00:03:48]
这样他们就会在一起[00:03:49]
Soon he swore[00:03:49]
很快他开始咒骂[00:03:53]
I saw him crying[00:03:53]
我看到他在痛哭[00:03:56]
Watched as he buried in the sand[00:03:56]
看到他把她埋葬在沙地上[00:04:01]
Then he climbed my tower[00:04:01]
然后他爬上我的塔上[00:04:04]
And off the edge of me he ran[00:04:04]
在边缘他一跃而下[00:04:09]
And the waves crash around me [00:04:09]
海浪冲击着我的身体[00:04:14]
The sand slips out to sea [00:04:14]
沙子堆积在海岸上[00:04:18]
And the winds that blow remind me[00:04:18]
吹过的海风提醒着我[00:04:22]
Of what has been [00:04:22]
发生了什么[00:04:25]
And what can never be[00:04:25]
以及什么再也不可能了[00:04:39]
I am a lighthouse[00:04:39]
我是一座灯塔[00:04:42]
Worn by the weather and the waves[00:04:42]
被糟糕的天气和海浪磨损着[00:04:47]
And though I'm empty[00:04:47]
尽管我是一座空的灯塔[00:04:50]
I still warn the sailors on their way[00:04:50]
仍提醒船员们要行驶的道路[00:04:55]