所属专辑:Thighs And Whispers
歌手: Bette Midler
时长: 04:07
Millworker (工厂工人) - Bette Midler (贝蒂·米勒)[00:00:00]
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Now my grandfather was a sailor [00:00:22]
我爷爷是一个水手[00:00:25]
He blew in off the water [00:00:25]
在航行中被狂风刮进海水里[00:00:29]
My father was a farmer[00:00:29]
我父亲是一个农民[00:00:33]
And I his only daughter [00:00:33]
我是他唯一的女儿[00:00:37]
Took up with a no good[00:00:37]
嫁给了一个[00:00:40]
Millworking man from Massachusetts[00:00:40]
来自马萨诸塞州碌碌无为的磨坊工人[00:00:44]
Who died from too much whiskey[00:00:44]
后来因为酗酒去世了[00:00:48]
And leaves me these three faces to feed [00:00:48]
剩我一人要把三个小孩养大[00:00:59]
Millwork ain't easy millwork ain't hard [00:00:59]
工厂工作一点也不容易,工厂工作也不是很难[00:01:06]
Millwork it ain't nothin'[00:01:06]
工厂工作不是不值一提[00:01:09]
But an awful boring job [00:01:09]
它是一份可怕又无趣的工作[00:01:13]
I'm waiting for a daydream[00:01:13]
我需要白日梦[00:01:17]
To take me through the mornin';[00:01:17]
带我度过这个难熬的早上[00:01:21]
Put me in my coffee break[00:01:21]
让我喝杯咖啡歇息一下吧[00:01:24]
Where I can have a sandwhich and remember [00:01:24]
吃个三明治,慢慢忆起往事[00:01:31]
And it's me and my machine[00:01:31]
就剩我和机器[00:01:35]
For the rest of the mornin' [00:01:35]
一起度过以后每个的早上[00:01:39]
For the rest of the afternoon [00:01:39]
一起度过以后每个的下午[00:01:45]
For the rest of my life [00:01:45]
一起度过我的余生[00:01:55]
Now my mind begins to wander[00:01:55]
r我的思绪开始翻飞[00:01:58]
To the days back on the farm [00:01:58]
回到农场的日子里[00:02:02]
I can see my father smilin'[00:02:02]
我可以看到父亲的微笑[00:02:06]
And me swingin' on his arm [00:02:06]
还有在他手臂上摇摇晃晃的我[00:02:10]
I can hear my granddad's stories[00:02:10]
我可以听到爷爷讲的故事[00:02:13]
Of the storms out on Lake Erie [00:02:13]
那些关于伊利湖风暴的故事[00:02:18]
Where vessels and cargos[00:02:18]
在那里丢了船舶和货物[00:02:21]
And fortunes and sailor's lives were lost [00:02:21]
还有财宝和水手的性命[00:02:31]
Yeah but it's my life that's been wasted [00:02:31]
但我的生命早已被浪费掉了[00:02:36]
And I have been the fool[00:02:36]
我一直以来都是一个傻瓜[00:02:40]
To let this manufacture[00:02:40]
让这些工厂[00:02:43]
Use my body for a tool [00:02:43]
将我的孩子当工具般奴役[00:02:47]
As I ride home in the evenin'[00:02:47]
每当黑夜来临,我骑车回家[00:02:51]
I'm staring at my hands [00:02:51]
我会仔细地看着我的双手[00:02:54]
Swearin' by my sorrow[00:02:54]
痛惜着我的艰辛[00:02:58]
That a young girl ought to stand a better chance [00:02:58]
年轻的女孩应该有一个更好的选择[00:03:05]
Oh but may I work the mills[00:03:05]
噢,但愿我可以一直在工厂工作[00:03:09]
Just as long as I'm able [00:03:09]
直到双手无力[00:03:13]
And never meet the man[00:03:13]
并且永远都不要遇到[00:03:16]
Who's name is on the label [00:03:16]
那个名字在标签上的男人[00:03:22]
Whoa it's me and my machine[00:03:22]
就剩我和机器[00:03:27]
For the rest of the mornin' [00:03:27]
一起度过以后每个的早上[00:03:30]
For the rest of the afternoon [00:03:30]
一起度过以后每个的下午[00:03:35]
For the rest of my life[00:03:35]
一起度过我的余生[00:03:40]