所属专辑:Got You on My Mind
时长: 05:09
Shoulda Known - William Galison/Madeleine Peyroux (玛黛琳·蓓荷)[00:00:00]
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供[00:00:23]
One hot night in the middle of June[00:00:23]
六月中旬一个炎热的夜晚[00:00:26]
In a Lousiana Bayou by the light of the moon[00:00:26]
沐浴在月光下开着路易威登[00:00:29]
By the bank of a river on an old dead log[00:00:29]
河边的一根老枯木上[00:00:33]
Sat a shiny black scorpion and a big green frog[00:00:33]
坐着一只闪亮的黑蝎子和一只绿色的大青蛙[00:00:44]
Now the water was deep and the river was wide[00:00:44]
现在水很深河流很宽[00:00:47]
And the Scorpion had commitments on the opposite side[00:00:47]
天蝎对彼此许下承诺[00:00:51]
She said hey Mr Froggy Id be mighty obliged[00:00:51]
她说嘿青蛙先生我十分感激[00:00:54]
If I could hop on your back and[00:00:54]
如果我可以跳到你的背上[00:00:56]
You could give me a ride[00:00:56]
你可以载我一程[00:00:58]
Shoulda known[00:00:58]
早该知道[00:01:02]
Shoulda known[00:01:02]
早该知道[00:01:05]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:01:05]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:01:07]
And all they can say is shoulda known[00:01:07]
他们只能说应该知道[00:01:13]
Frog said Id love to but theres just one thing[00:01:13]
青蛙说我很乐意但还有一件事[00:01:16]
You got a bad reputation for a terrible sting[00:01:16]
你因伤人而名声大噪[00:01:20]
If I take you 'cross the River like you're askin me to[00:01:20]
如果我按照你的要求带你过河[00:01:23]
How do I know you won't sting me[00:01:23]
我怎么知道你不会伤害我[00:01:25]
When the journey is through[00:01:25]
当旅程结束[00:01:35]
The scorpion said 'man don't believe[00:01:35]
蝎子说朋友不要相信[00:01:37]
The hype don't you fall for that tired old stereotype'[00:01:37]
天花乱坠你不要相信那些陈词滥调[00:01:42]
If you do me this favor and deliver me there[00:01:42]
如果你帮我这个忙把我送到那里[00:01:45]
I will tell you a little secret only scorpions share[00:01:45]
我要告诉你一个只有蝎子才知道的秘密[00:01:49]
Shoulda known[00:01:49]
早该知道[00:01:52]
Shoulda known[00:01:52]
早该知道[00:01:56]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:01:56]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:01:58]
But all they can say is[00:01:58]
可他们只能说[00:02:00]
Shoulda known[00:02:00]
早该知道[00:02:03]
So our friends started out across the perilous flood[00:02:03]
于是我们的朋友开始穿越危险的洪水[00:02:07]
And the scorpion weighed more than the frog thought she would[00:02:07]
蝎子的重量比青蛙想象的还要重[00:02:10]
But the froggy was strong and he knew hed prevail[00:02:10]
但青蛙很强大他知道他会大获全胜[00:02:14]
'Til he felt the deadly point of that scorpions tail[00:02:14]
直到他感受到蝎子尾巴的致命之处[00:02:19]
Oh oh oh no[00:02:19]
不[00:02:25]
So the water swept over the unfortunate pair[00:02:25]
洪水淹没了这对不幸的人[00:02:28]
And the froggy cried out with the last of his air[00:02:28]
青蛙用尽最后一点力气大声叫道[00:02:32]
He said 'why did you do it now you're goin down too'[00:02:32]
他说为什么你要这样做现在你也要倒下了[00:02:36]
Said the Scorpion 'its my nature thats what scorpions do'[00:02:36]
蝎子说这是我的天性这是蝎子的天性[00:02:39]
You shoulda known[00:02:39]
你应该知道[00:02:43]
You shoulda known[00:02:43]
你应该知道[00:02:46]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:02:46]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:02:48]
And all they can say is[00:02:48]
他们只能说[00:02:51]
You shoulda known alright[00:02:51]
你早该知道[00:03:23]
Well I met her downtown in a bleecker street bar[00:03:23]
我在市中心一家酒吧和她邂逅[00:03:26]
Serenading some drunks for the tips in a jar[00:03:26]
为喝醉的人唱小夜曲以此换取小费[00:03:30]
Well I knew her reputation from the old grapevine[00:03:30]
我从小道消息得知她的名声[00:03:33]
But she sounded so sweet and she looked so fine[00:03:33]
但她听起来好甜美她看起来好迷人[00:03:44]
Well she shot me a smile and she bought me a beer[00:03:44]
她对我微微一笑给我买了一瓶啤酒[00:03:48]
And she told the saddest story that you ever will hear[00:03:48]
她给我讲了你听过最悲伤的故事[00:03:52]
My judgement dissolved in a bottle wine[00:03:52]
我的判断力溶解在一瓶红酒里[00:03:55]
I was reading her lips and she was reading my mind[00:03:55]
我能读懂她的唇语她能读懂我的心[00:03:59]
Shoulda known shoulda[00:03:59]
早该知道[00:04:01]
Shouldn't known[00:04:01]
不该知道[00:04:02]
I shoulda known shoulda[00:04:02]
我早该知道[00:04:05]
Shouldn't know[00:04:05]
不该知道[00:04:06]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:04:06]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:04:08]
And all they can say is[00:04:08]
他们只能说[00:04:10]
Shoulda known[00:04:10]
早该知道[00:04:13]
Now if call a this story isn't perfectly plain[00:04:13]
现在如果报警这个故事并不简单[00:04:16]
Know that happy ever after ain't the final refrain[00:04:16]
我知道幸福永远不会消失[00:04:20]
But my times getting short and the story is long[00:04:20]
但我的人生越来越短故事越来越长[00:04:24]
But suffice it to say you find me singin' this song[00:04:24]
我只想说你发现我在唱这首歌[00:04:28]
Shoulda known shoulda[00:04:28]
早该知道[00:04:30]
Shoulda know[00:04:30]
早该知道[00:04:31]
Shoulda known[00:04:31]
早该知道[00:04:34]
Shoulda known[00:04:34]
早该知道[00:04:35]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:04:35]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:04:37]
But all they can say is[00:04:37]
可他们只能说[00:04:39]
Shoulda known[00:04:39]
早该知道[00:04:42]
Well my friends oh see me crying[00:04:42]
我的朋友看见我伤心落泪[00:04:44]
And all they can say is[00:04:44]
他们只能说[00:04:46]
Shoulda known[00:04:46]
早该知道[00:04:51]