所属专辑:Folsom Prison Blues
歌手: Johnny Cash
时长: 03:38
A Boy Named Sue (一个叫苏的男孩) - Johnny Cash (约翰尼·卡什)[00:00:00]
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Well my daddy left home when I was three[00:00:15]
我爸爸在我三岁时离家出走[00:00:18]
And he didn't leave much to ma and me[00:00:18]
没给我妈妈和我留下什么[00:00:20]
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze[00:00:20]
除了这把破吉他和一个空酒瓶[00:00:24]
Now I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid[00:00:24]
然而我从不会因为他的离去和逃避而埋怨他[00:00:27]
But the meanest thing that he ever did[00:00:27]
但是让我不能忍的[00:00:29]
Was before he left he went and named me Sue[00:00:29]
是他临走时给我起了个名字叫 苏 [00:00:33]
Well he must o' thought that is quite a joke[00:00:33]
我不知道他是否晓得他到底开了一个多大的玩笑[00:00:36]
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk[00:00:36]
这个名字为我带来无尽的嘲笑[00:00:38]
It seems I had to fight my whole life through[00:00:38]
我这一生都将为此而斗争[00:00:42]
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red[00:00:42]
妹子们听到这个名字都看着我咯咯咯咯地笑 我却羞红了脸[00:00:45]
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head[00:00:45]
谁要笑的话我砸他的脑袋[00:00:47]
I tell ya life ain't easy for a boy named Sue[00:00:47]
我会告诉他 对于叫苏的男孩来说 人生很艰难[00:00:51]
Well I grew up quick and I grew up mean[00:00:51]
时光飞逝啊 我就长大了 我长大这事儿也就意味着[00:00:54]
My fist got hard and my wits got keen[00:00:54]
我的拳头越来越瓷实 也越来越好面儿[00:00:56]
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame[00:00:56]
我游走在各个城市的边缘逃避那些羞辱过我的人们[00:01:00]
But I made me a vow to the moon and stars[00:01:00]
我曾对灯发誓[00:01:03]
That I'd search the honky tonks and bars[00:01:03]
我要找遍所有的小酒馆[00:01:05]
And kill that man who gave me that awful name[00:01:05]
杀了那个给我如此尴尬名字的人[00:01:09]
Well it was Gatlinburg in mid July[00:01:09]
还记得在盖特林堡的七月中旬[00:01:12]
And I just hit town and my throat was dry[00:01:12]
我刚到达盖特林堡 嗓子干渴难忍[00:01:14]
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew[00:01:14]
我想我应该停下来小酌一杯[00:01:18]
At an old saloon on a street of mud[00:01:18]
满是泥泞的街道上有间老餐厅[00:01:21]
There at a table dealing stud[00:01:21]
在昏暗的一角有个桌子正玩着牌[00:01:23]
Sat the dirty mangy dog that named me Sue[00:01:23]
那只给我这个烂名字的蠢货也坐在里面[00:01:28]
Well I knew that snake was my own sweet dad[00:01:28]
我知道那个阴险的小人就是我的老父亲[00:01:30]
From a worn out picture that my mother had[00:01:30]
我曾在我妈留着的一张已被岁月磨蚀的老照片里见过他[00:01:32]
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye[00:01:32]
我记得他脸上的疤和他那双泛着绿光的邪恶的眼睛[00:01:37]
He was big and bent and gray and old[00:01:37]
他身材高大 有些驼背 头发花白 看起来有些苍老[00:01:39]
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold[00:01:39]
我走过去 看着他 不知是恐惧还是愤怒 感觉自己血液都变得冰冷[00:01:41]
And I said "My name is Sue How do you do [00:01:41]
我冲他吼道 我是翠花 你瞅啥 我弄死你 [00:01:47]
Now you're gonna die"[00:01:47]
这就是我说的[00:01:51]
Well I hit him hard right between the eyes[00:01:51]
我拼尽全力一拳砸向他的眼睛[00:01:54]
And he went down but to my surprise[00:01:54]
他瞬间倒地 但我万万没想到[00:01:56]
He come up with a knife[00:01:56]
他站起来 掏出一把刀子 [00:01:57]
And cut off a piece of my ear[00:01:57]
迅雷不及掩耳之势割掉我一只耳朵[00:02:00]
But I busted a chair right across his teeth[00:02:00]
我不甘示弱 拿起一把椅子就砸烂他嘴[00:02:03]
And we crashed through the wall[00:02:03]
我们就这样砸穿了墙 [00:02:04]
And into the street[00:02:04]
打到了外面的街道上[00:02:05]
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud[00:02:05]
然后在混着血和啤酒的[00:02:07]
And the blood and the beer[00:02:07]
泥浆里扭打着[00:02:09]
I tell ya I've fought tougher men[00:02:09]
说真的 我一直是个战斗力爆表的男人[00:02:12]
But I really can't remember when[00:02:12]
我不知道我什么时候开始这么屌[00:02:13]
He kicked like a mule[00:02:13]
但是此刻他如同一头倔驴般踢打 [00:02:15]
And he bit like a crocodile[00:02:15]
像一条鳄鱼般撕咬[00:02:19]
I heard him laugh and then I heard him curse[00:02:19]
我听到他的笑 听到他不停地咒骂着[00:02:21]
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first[00:02:21]
他正要掏枪的时候 我已经把枪口抵在他额头[00:02:23]
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile[00:02:23]
他站在那儿 一动不动的看着我 我看着他嘴角上扬[00:02:27]
And he said "Son this world is rough[00:02:27]
他说 这个世界很残酷[00:02:29]
And if a man's gonna make it [00:02:29]
一个人要想成功[00:02:30]
He's gotta be tough[00:02:30]
就得变强大[00:02:31]
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help you along[00:02:31]
我知道我从未在你身边抑或对你有任何帮助[00:02:35]
So I give you that name and I said goodbye[00:02:35]
所以我选择了给你起了这个名字的方式与你道别[00:02:38]
I knew you'd have to get tough or die[00:02:38]
我知道你因这个名字而不得不在坚强和颓废中作出选择[00:02:40]
And it's the name that[00:02:40]
但是你不得不承认正是因为这个名字[00:02:41]
Helped to make you strong"[00:02:41]
让你变得强大[00:02:45]
He said "Now you just fought one hell of a fight[00:02:45]
他说 现在你经历了人生无数次战斗中的一个艰难的回合[00:02:47]
And I know you hate me and you got the right[00:02:47]
我知道你恨我 现在枪在你手里[00:02:49]
To kill me now [00:02:49]
你可以立刻杀了我 [00:02:50]
And I wouldn't blame you if you do[00:02:50]
如果你这样做 我做了鬼也会放过你[00:02:53]
But you ought to thank me before I die[00:02:53]
但是在我死之前 你是不是应该向我说声谢谢 [00:02:56]
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye[00:02:56]
你如今拥有这砾石般的勇气和傲视一切的眼神[00:02:58]
'Cause I'm the son-of-a-b**ch that named you Sue[00:02:58]
全是因我当初给你起了个名字叫苏[00:03:03]
What could I do [00:03:03]
我还能说啥 我还能说啥 [00:03:05]
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun[00:03:05]
我已哽咽到窒息 扔掉了枪[00:03:07]
And I called him my pa and he called me his son[00:03:07]
爸爸 哎 儿子 [00:03:10]
And I came away with a different point of view[00:03:10]
我带着他奇葩的观点离开了[00:03:14]
And I think about him now and then[00:03:14]
后来我总是会想起他[00:03:17]
Every time I try and every time I win[00:03:17]
在每一次努力拼搏和赢得胜利的时候[00:03:19]
And if I ever have a boy [00:03:19]
我想如果我也有了一个儿子 [00:03:20]
I'm name him[00:03:20]
我也会给他起名字[00:03:22]
Bill George or anything but Sue[00:03:22]
刘能 赵四什么都行 就不能是苏 [00:03:25]
I still hate that name[00:03:25]
我恨透了这个名字[00:03:30]