所属专辑:The Essential Dan Fogelberg
歌手: Dan Fogelberg
时长: 05:20
Same Old Lang Syne[00:00:01]
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Dan Fogelberg[00:00:06]
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Met my old lover in the grocery store [00:00:18]
在杂货店遇见了我的老情人[00:00:23]
The snow was falling Christmas Eve [00:00:23]
在圣诞节前夜下起了雪[00:00:27]
I stole behind her in the frozen foods [00:00:27]
我在她背后偷了冷冻的食物[00:00:31]
And I touched her on the sleeve [00:00:31]
我触摸着她的袖子[00:00:36]
She didn't recognize the face at first [00:00:36]
她起初没有认出这张脸[00:00:41]
But then her eyes flew open wide [00:00:41]
但是马上她的眼睛就睁大了[00:00:45]
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse [00:00:45]
她过去拥抱了我,她拿出自己的钱包[00:00:49]
And we laughed until we cried [00:00:49]
直到我们哭泣前,我们一直大笑着[00:01:12]
We took her groceries to the checkout stand [00:01:12]
我们把她的东西带到收银台前[00:01:16]
The food was totalled up and bagged [00:01:16]
食物已经打包好了[00:01:21]
We stood there lost in our embarrassment [00:01:21]
我们站在那里陷入了尴尬[00:01:24]
As the conversation dragged [00:01:24]
伴随着交谈[00:01:30]
We went to have ourselves a drink or two [00:01:30]
我们想一起喝上一两杯[00:01:34]
But couldn't find an open bar [00:01:34]
但是找不到一个营业的酒吧[00:01:39]
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store [00:01:39]
我们在卖酒的商店里买了6瓶[00:01:42]
And we drank it in her car [00:01:42]
我们在她的车里喝了起来[00:01:48]
We drank a toast to innocence [00:01:48]
我们敬着酒[00:01:51]
We drank a toast to now [00:01:51]
我们干着杯[00:01:57]
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [00:01:57]
并试图超越空虚[00:02:00]
But neither one knew how [00:02:00]
但是我们没有一个人知道该怎样做[00:02:05]
She said she'd married her an architect [00:02:05]
她说她已经嫁给了一个建筑学家[00:02:10]
Who kept her warm and safe and dry [00:02:10]
那个人让她感觉到温暖和安全[00:02:14]
She would have liked to say she loved the man [00:02:14]
她想说她爱那个男人[00:02:18]
But she didn't like to lie [00:02:18]
但她不想说谎[00:02:23]
I said the years had been a friend to her [00:02:23]
我说多年来我一直是她的一个朋友[00:02:28]
And that her eyes were still as blue [00:02:28]
她的眼睛还是那么蓝[00:02:32]
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw [00:02:32]
但是在这些眼睛里我不确信我是否能看到[00:02:36]
Doubt or gratitude [00:02:36]
疑问或是感激[00:02:41]
She said she saw me in the record stores [00:02:41]
她说她在唱片店里看见了我[00:02:46]
And that I must be doing well [00:02:46]
我必须要做得很好[00:02:50]
I said the audience was heavenly [00:02:50]
我说观众是神圣的[00:02:54]
But the traveling was hell [00:02:54]
但旅行就是地狱[00:02:59]
We drank a toast to innocence [00:02:59]
我们敬着酒[00:03:02]
We drank a toast to now [00:03:02]
我们干着杯[00:03:08]
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness [00:03:08]
并试图超越空虚[00:03:11]
But neither one knew how [00:03:11]
但是我们没人知道该怎样做[00:03:17]
We drank a toast to innocence [00:03:17]
我们敬着酒[00:03:20]
We drank a toast to time [00:03:20]
我们干着杯[00:03:26]
Reliving in our eloquence [00:03:26]
重温我们的话语[00:03:29]
Another 'auld lang syne[00:03:29]
在另一个往日[00:03:38]
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired [00:03:38]
啤酒瓶是空的,我们的舌头也累了[00:03:42]
And running out of things to say [00:03:42]
没有什么可说了[00:03:47]
She gave a kiss to me as I got out [00:03:47]
当我出去时,她给了我一个吻[00:03:51]
And I watched her drive away [00:03:51]
我看着她开车离去[00:03:56]
Just for a moment I was back at school [00:03:56]
一会儿我就回到了学校[00:04:02]
And felt that old familiar pain[00:04:02]
我感受到那些熟悉的旧伤痛[00:04:09]
And as I turned to make my way back home [00:04:09]
在我转身回家的路上[00:04:13]
The snow turned into rain[00:04:13]
雪花变成了雨滴[00:04:18]