所属专辑:Rhino Hi-Five: Harry Chapin (US Release)
歌手: HARRY CHAPIN
时长: 06:42
Taxi (LP版) - Harry Chapin[00:00:00]
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供[00:00:12]
It was raining hard in 'Frisco[00:00:12]
旧金山下着倾盆大雨[00:00:16]
I needed one more fare to make my night[00:00:16]
我还需要一个人陪我度过美好的夜晚[00:00:20]
A lady up ahead waved to flag me down[00:00:20]
前方一位女士挥手示意我停下[00:00:24]
She got in at the light[00:00:24]
她在聚光灯下现身[00:00:30]
Oh where you going to my lady blue[00:00:30]
你要去哪里我的女人碧池[00:00:34]
It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain[00:00:34]
真可惜你在雨中毁掉了你的礼服[00:00:40]
She just looked out the window she said[00:00:40]
她望着窗外她说[00:00:44]
"Sixteen Parkside Lane"[00:00:44]
十六公园旁小路[00:00:57]
Something about her was familiar[00:00:57]
对她有点熟悉[00:01:01]
I could swear I'd seen her face before[00:01:01]
我发誓我以前见过她的脸[00:01:05]
But she said "I'm sure you're mistaken"[00:01:05]
但她说我肯定你搞错了[00:01:09]
And she didn't say anything more[00:01:09]
她什么都没说[00:01:15]
It took a while but she looked in the mirror[00:01:15]
过了一段时间她看着镜子里的自己[00:01:19]
And she glanced at the license for my name[00:01:19]
她瞥了一眼驾照上我的名字[00:01:23]
A smile seemed to come to her slowly[00:01:23]
她似乎慢慢地露出了笑容[00:01:27]
It was a sad smile just the same[00:01:27]
那是一个悲伤的微笑[00:01:33]
And she said "How are you Harry "[00:01:33]
她说你好吗哈利[00:01:38]
I said[00:01:38]
我说[00:01:39]
How are you Sue [00:01:39]
你好吗苏[00:01:41]
Through the too many miles[00:01:41]
跨越千山万水[00:01:43]
And the too little smiles[00:01:43]
笑容太少[00:01:46]
I still remember you[00:01:46]
我依然记得你[00:02:08]
It was somewhere in a fairy tale[00:02:08]
就像童话故事里的场景[00:02:12]
I used to take her home in my car[00:02:12]
我曾经开车送她回家[00:02:16]
We learned about love in the back of the Dodge[00:02:16]
我们在道奇车的后座上学会了爱[00:02:20]
The lesson hadn't gone too far[00:02:20]
教训并没有太深[00:02:26]
You see she was gonna be an actress[00:02:26]
你看她本来打算成为演员[00:02:30]
And I was gonna learn to fly[00:02:30]
我要学会飞翔[00:02:34]
She took off to find the footlights[00:02:34]
她走了去寻找脚下的光[00:02:38]
And I took off to find the sky[00:02:38]
我远走高飞寻找一片天空[00:02:54]
Oh I've got something inside me[00:02:54]
我的心中有一种感觉[00:02:59]
To drive a princess blind[00:02:59]
让公主盲目无知[00:03:02]
There's a wild man wizard[00:03:02]
有个狂野的巫师[00:03:06]
He's hiding in me illuminating my mind[00:03:06]
他藏在我的心里照亮我的心灵[00:03:13]
Oh I've got something inside me[00:03:13]
我的心中有一种感觉[00:03:18]
Not what my life's about[00:03:18]
我的人生不是这样的[00:03:21]
Cause I've been letting my outside tide me[00:03:21]
因为我一直让我的外表给我一点鼓舞[00:03:27]
Over 'till my time runs out[00:03:27]
直到我的时代结束[00:03:47]
Baby's so high that she's skying[00:03:47]
宝贝嗨到忘乎所以[00:03:54]
Yes she's flying afraid to fall[00:03:54]
她翱翔天际害怕坠落[00:04:03]
I'll tell you why baby's crying[00:04:03]
我会告诉你为什么宝贝在哭[00:04:10]
Cause she's dying aren't we all[00:04:10]
因为她奄奄一息我们不都一样吗[00:04:24]
There was not much more for us to talk about[00:04:24]
我们之间已经没什么好说的了[00:04:29]
Whatever we had once was gone[00:04:29]
我们曾经拥有的一切都不复存在[00:04:32]
So I turned my cab into the driveway[00:04:32]
于是我开着出租车驶入私人车道[00:04:36]
Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns[00:04:36]
经过大门和修剪整齐的草坪[00:04:43]
And she said we must get together[00:04:43]
她说我们必须在一起[00:04:46]
But I knew it'd never be arranged[00:04:46]
可我知道这是天意[00:04:51]
And she handed me twenty dollars[00:04:51]
她递给我二十美元[00:04:53]
For a two fifty fare she said[00:04:53]
为了二十五万的车费她说[00:04:55]
"Harry keep the change "[00:04:55]
哈里不用找了[00:05:01]
Well another man might have been angry[00:05:01]
换一个人可能会生气[00:05:05]
And another man might have been hurt[00:05:05]
另一个人可能会受伤[00:05:09]
But another man never would have let her go[00:05:09]
但换一个男人永远不会放开她[00:05:13]
I stashed the bill in my shirt[00:05:13]
我把钞票藏在衬衫里[00:05:19]
And she walked away in silence[00:05:19]
她默默地离去[00:05:23]
It's strange how you never know[00:05:23]
真奇怪你怎么会不知道[00:05:27]
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for[00:05:27]
可我们都如愿以偿[00:05:31]
Such a long long time ago[00:05:31]
很久很久以前[00:05:39]
You see she was gonna be an actress[00:05:39]
你看她本来打算成为演员[00:05:43]
And I was gonna learn to fly[00:05:43]
我要学会飞翔[00:05:48]
She took off to find the footlights[00:05:48]
她走了去寻找脚下的光[00:05:52]
And I took off for the sky[00:05:52]
我一飞冲天[00:05:57]
And here she's acting happy[00:05:57]
她现在表现得很开心[00:06:02]
Inside her handsome home[00:06:02]
在她漂亮的家里[00:06:06]
And me I'm flying in my taxi[00:06:06]
我坐着出租车飞驰[00:06:09]
Taking tips and getting stoned[00:06:09]
拿着小费尽情放纵[00:06:15]
I go flying so high when I'm stoned[00:06:15]
当我嗨到忘乎所以时我兴奋无比[00:06:20]