《The Legend Of John Henry’s Hammer(Album Version)》歌词

歌曲： The Legend Of John Henry’s Hammer(Album Version)

所属专辑：The Legend

歌手： Johnny Cash

时长： 08:25

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The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer (Album Version) - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什)[00:00:00]

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John Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight[00:00:19]

John Henry的爸爸在午夜将他叫醒[00:00:23]

He said Fore the sheriff comes[00:00:23]

他说州长来了[00:00:25]

I wanna tell you listen boy[00:00:25]

你听我说孩子[00:00:28]

Said Learn to ball a jack[00:00:28]

学会用千斤顶[00:00:31]

Learn to lay a track[00:00:31]

学会铺铁路[00:00:33]

Learn to pick[00:00:33]

学会挖掘[00:00:34]

And shovel too[00:00:34]

学会铲除[00:00:36]

And take my hammer[00:00:36]

拿上我的铁锤[00:00:37]

It'll do anything you tell it to[00:00:37]

我会做任何你要我做的事[00:00:42]

John Henry's mammy had[00:00:42]

John Henry的妈妈有[00:00:44]

About a dozen babies[00:00:44]

大概十二个孩子[00:00:47]

John Henry's pappy broke jail[00:00:47]

John Henry的爸爸越狱了[00:00:49]

About a dozen times[00:00:49]

大概十几次[00:00:52]

The babies all got sick[00:00:52]

孩子们都生病了[00:00:54]

And when the doctor wanted money[00:00:54]

当医生要收钱时[00:00:57]

He said I'll pay you a quarter[00:00:57]

他说我每次会付你四分之一[00:00:59]

At a time startin' tomorrow[00:00:59]

从明天早上开始[00:01:02]

That's the pay for a steel driver[00:01:02]

那是用当钢铁工人换来的[00:01:04]

On this line[00:01:04]

在这条路线上[00:01:06]

Then the section foreman[00:01:06]

那时的领班人[00:01:08]

Said Hey hammer swinger[00:01:08]

说 把铁锤抡起来[00:01:11]

I see you brought your own hammer boy[00:01:11]

我看见你带着你自己的铁锤[00:01:13]

But what else can all those muscles do[00:01:13]

但是还有什么是肌肉力量可以做到的[00:01:15]

And he said[00:01:15]

然后他说[00:01:16]

I can turn a jack[00:01:16]

我可以用千斤顶顶起重物[00:01:18]

I can lay a track[00:01:18]

我可以铺铁轨[00:01:20]

I can pick and shovel too[00:01:20]

我也可以挖掘 [00:01:23]

Can you swing a hammer boy[00:01:23]

孩子你可以挥动一个铁锤吗[00:01:25]

Yes sir I'll do anything you hire me to[00:01:25]

是的先生 我会做任何你让我做的事[00:01:36]

Now ain't you somethin'[00:01:36]

现在派给你一件事[00:01:38]

So high and mighty wif your muscles[00:01:38]

你的肌肉如此有力[00:01:42]

Just go ahead boy and pick up that hammer[00:01:42]

只需向前走，拿着你的铁锤[00:01:44]

Pick up the hammer[00:01:44]

拿着你的铁锤[00:01:46]

He said Get a rusty spike[00:01:46]

他说看到一个生锈的长钉[00:01:48]

And swing it down three times[00:01:48]

向下砸了三次[00:01:51]

I'll pay you a nickel a day[00:01:51]

我一天支付你五美分[00:01:52]

For every inch you sink it to[00:01:52]

为了你可以彻底把它砸下去[00:01:55]

Go on and do what you say you can do[00:01:55]

向前进，做所有你认为你可以做的[00:01:59]

With a steep nose hammer[00:01:59]

用灵敏的铁锤[00:02:01]

On a four foot switch handle[00:02:01]

一个四英尺的手柄[00:02:04]

John Henry raised it back 'til[00:02:04]

John Henry提起它，直到[00:02:05]

It touched his heels then[00:02:05]

它碰到了他的脚踝[00:02:08]

The spike went through the cross tie[00:02:08]

长钉穿过横木[00:02:10]

And it split it half in two[00:02:10]

将它分成两半[00:02:13]

Thirty-five cents a day for drivin' steel[00:02:13]

建造钢铁35分一天[00:02:15]

Sweat sweat boy[00:02:15]

辛苦工作的男孩[00:02:17]

Sweat you owe me two more swings[00:02:17]

辛苦的男孩你欠我两次以上的捶打[00:02:20]

I was born for driven steel[00:02:20]

我为钢铁而生[00:02:29]

Well John Henry hammered in the mountain[00:02:29]

John Henry在山中用铁锤敲击[00:02:33]

He'd give a grunt he'd give a groan[00:02:33]

他发出呻吟声，他发出抱怨声[00:02:35]

With every swing[00:02:35]

在每次挥动中[00:02:37]

The women folks for miles around heard him[00:02:37]

周围一英里的女人们都听到了他的声音[00:02:40]

And come down[00:02:40]

并且流传了下来[00:02:42]

To watch him make the cold steel ring Lord[00:02:42]

为了看他制造的冷兵器，主啊[00:02:45]

What a swinger[00:02:45]

多么放荡不羁的人[00:02:46]

Just listen to that cold steel ring[00:02:46]

仅仅听听那个冷兵器发出的声音[00:02:53]

But the bad boss come up laughin' at John Henry[00:02:53]

但是那个坏老板出来嘲笑John Henry[00:02:58]

Said You full of vinegar now[00:02:58]

说你现在在谈恋爱[00:03:00]

But you about through[00:03:00]

但是你一无是处[00:03:02]

We gonna get a steam drill to do[00:03:02]

我们将会用蒸汽驱动的钻机来做[00:03:05]

Your share of drivin'[00:03:05]

你的那部分工作[00:03:07]

Then what's all them muscles gonna do[00:03:07]

他们的臂力能做什么事[00:03:10]

Huh John Henry[00:03:10]

John Henry[00:03:11]

Gonna take a little bit of vinegar[00:03:11]

去谈恋爱吧[00:03:13]

Out of you[00:03:13]

别废话[00:03:15]

John Henry said I feed four little brothers[00:03:15]

John Henry说 我养活我的兄弟们[00:03:19]

And baby sister's walkin' on her knees[00:03:19]

照顾小孩的事落到了她的身上[00:03:24]

Did the Lord say that[00:03:24]

上帝是否说了那样的话[00:03:26]

Machines oughtta take the place of livin'[00:03:26]

机器可以代替生产力[00:03:31]

And what's a substitute for bread and beans[00:03:31]

什么取代了面包和豆子[00:03:36]

I ain't seen it[00:03:36]

我看不到[00:03:37]

Do engines get rewarded for their steam[00:03:37]

发动机因为有了蒸汽可以工作[00:03:55]

John Henry hid in a coal mine[00:03:55]

John Henry藏在煤矿里[00:03:57]

For his dinner nap[00:03:57]

进行他晚饭后的小睡[00:03:59]

Had thirty minutes to rest before the bell[00:03:59]

在铃声响起前休息了三十分钟[00:04:03]

The mine boss hollered Get up[00:04:03]

矿山的老板叫喊着起床[00:04:06]

Whoever you are and get a pick axe[00:04:06]

无论你是谁都得到了一个丁字斧[00:04:08]

Give me enough coal to start another hell[00:04:08]

给我足够的金钱去开始另外一个放荡不羁的生活[00:04:10]

And keep it burnin'[00:04:10]

让它燃烧[00:04:12]

Mine me enough to start another hell[00:04:12]

矿山足够我开始另一个放荡不羁的生活[00:04:16]

John Henry said to his captain[00:04:16]

John Henry对他的队长说[00:04:21]

A man ain't nothin' but a man[00:04:21]

一个男人什么都没有但他还是一个男人[00:04:24]

But if you'll bring that steam drill round[00:04:24]

但是如果你能把那个蒸汽驱动钻机带来放在附近[00:04:27]

I'll beat it fair and honest[00:04:27]

我会马上走开[00:04:29]

I'll die with my hammer in my hand[00:04:29]

我死时我的手会握着我的铁锤[00:04:32]

But I'll be laughin'[00:04:32]

但是我会大笑[00:04:33]

'Cuz you can't replace a steel drivin' man[00:04:33]

因为你不能取代一个钢铁般的男人[00:04:38]

There was a big crowd of people[00:04:38]

这里有一大群人[00:04:40]

At the mountain[00:04:40]

在山上[00:04:42]

John Henry said to the steam drill[00:04:42]

John Henry对蒸汽驱动钻机说[00:04:44]

How is you[00:04:44]

你怎么样[00:04:46]

Pardon me mister steam drill[00:04:46]

原谅我 先生 蒸汽驱动钻机[00:04:48]

I suppose you didn't hear me[00:04:48]

我想你应该没有听说过我[00:04:49]

I said How're you[00:04:49]

我说你好吗[00:04:51]

Well can you turn a jack can you lay a track[00:04:51]

你能够用千斤顶顶起重物，你能够铺铁轨吗[00:04:57]

Can you pick and shovel too[00:04:57]

你能够挖掘你能够铲除吗[00:05:01]

Listen this hammer swinger's talkin' to you[00:05:01]

听听这个挥动的铁锤正在对你说的话[00:05:28]

Two thousand people hollered Go John Henry[00:05:28]

两千个人对John Henry叫喊[00:05:32]

Then somebody hollered The mountain's caving in[00:05:32]

然后有人喊大山正在坍塌[00:05:36]

John Henry told the captain[00:05:36]

John Henry对队长说[00:05:38]

Tell the kind folks don't worry[00:05:38]

告诉人们不要担心[00:05:40]

That ain't nothin'[00:05:40]

这没什么[00:05:41]

But my hammer suckin' wind it[00:05:41]

但是我的铁锤正在支撑着它[00:05:43]

Keeps me breathin'[00:05:43]

让我保持呼吸[00:05:44]

A steel driver's muscle I intend[00:05:44]

我的钢铁般的肌肉支撑着我[00:05:53]

Captain tell the people move back further[00:05:53]

队长告诉人们更进一步移动[00:05:57]

I'm at the finish line[00:05:57]

我现在在终点线[00:05:58]

And there ain't no drill[00:05:58]

这里没有钻孔[00:06:01]

It's so far behind[00:06:01]

它是如此落后[00:06:02]

But yet ain't got the brains to quit it[00:06:02]

但是没有退出的想法[00:06:05]

When she blows up[00:06:05]

当她爆炸[00:06:06]

She'll scatter 'cross the hills Lord lordy[00:06:06]

她会在山丘分散开来，主啊[00:06:09]

When she blows up[00:06:09]

当她爆炸[00:06:09]

She'll scatter 'cross the hills[00:06:09]

她会在山丘分散开来[00:06:23]

Well John Henry had a little woman[00:06:23]

John Henry有一个小女人[00:06:28]

I believe the lady's name was Polly Ann[00:06:28]

我相信那个女人的名字是Polly Ann[00:06:32]

Yeah that was his good woman[00:06:32]

那是他的好女人[00:06:34]

John Henry threw his hammer over his shoulder[00:06:34]

John Henry从肩膀上扔下他的铁锤[00:06:36]

And went on home[00:06:36]

然后回家了[00:06:38]

He laid down to rest his weary back[00:06:38]

他躺下让他疲倦的身体放松[00:06:40]

And early next mornin'[00:06:40]

在下一个早晨[00:06:41]

He said Come here Polly Ann come here sugar[00:06:41]

他说 过来这里Polly Ann，过来这里甜心[00:06:45]

Ya know I believe this is the first time[00:06:45]

我第一次相信了[00:06:47]

I ever watched[00:06:47]

我曾经注视着[00:06:48]

The sun come up that I couldn't come up[00:06:48]

太阳升到我无法到达的地方[00:06:51]

Take my hammer Polly Ann[00:06:51]

Polly Ann拿着我的铁锤[00:06:52]

And go to that railroad[00:06:52]

然后去那个铁路[00:06:54]

Swing that hammer like you seen me do it[00:06:54]

挥动着那个铁锤就像你看到的我做的那样[00:06:56]

And when you're swingin' with the lead man[00:06:56]

当你和领头人一起工作[00:06:58]

They'll all know[00:06:58]

他们都会知道[00:06:59]

They'll all know you're John Henry's woman[00:06:59]

他们都会知道你是John Henry的女人[00:07:02]

But but tell them ain't all you can do[00:07:02]

但是告诉他们你不是所有都会做[00:07:04]

Tell 'em I can hoist a jack[00:07:04]

告诉他们我能够吊起千斤重物[00:07:07]

And I can lay a track[00:07:07]

我可以铺铁轨[00:07:09]

I can pick[00:07:09]

我可以挖掘[00:07:10]

And shovel too ain't no machine can[00:07:10]

我也可以做到机器不能做到的铲除[00:07:15]

That's been proved to you[00:07:15]

那一定会证明你[00:07:27]

There was a big crowd of mourners[00:07:27]

这里有一大群哀悼者[00:07:29]

At the church house[00:07:29]

在教堂前[00:07:32]

The section hands laid him in the sand[00:07:32]

护路工站在沙子上[00:07:36]

Trains go by on the rails John Henry laid[00:07:36]

火车在John Henry铺的铁轨上前行[00:07:42]

They slow down[00:07:42]

他们放慢速度[00:07:43]

And take off their hats the men do[00:07:43]

像绅士一样脱掉帽子[00:07:45]

When they come to the place[00:07:45]

当他们到达那个地方[00:07:46]

Where John Henry's layin'[00:07:46]

John Henry躺着的地方[00:07:47]

Restin' his back some of 'em[00:07:47]

让他们好好休息[00:07:49]

Say Mornin' steel driver[00:07:49]

说早上好钢铁工人[00:07:52]

You sure was a hammer swinger[00:07:52]

你确实是一个挥动着铁锤的人[00:07:54]

Then they go on by pickin' up[00:07:54]

然后他们继续拿着它[00:07:55]

A little speed[00:07:55]

一点点加速[00:07:56]

Clickity clack[00:07:56]

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Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord[00:08:00]

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊[00:08:04]

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man[00:08:04]

那边躺着的钢铁工人[00:08:08]

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord[00:08:08]

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊[00:08:13]

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man[00:08:13]

那边躺着的钢铁工人[00:08:17]

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man oh Lord[00:08:17]

那边躺着的钢铁工人，主啊[00:08:20]

Yonder lies a steel drivin' man[00:08:20]

那边躺着的钢铁工人[00:08:25]