John Brown (约翰布朗) (Live) - Bob Dylan
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John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore
约翰布朗只身离开 去参军，战斗在他乡的领土之上
His mama sure was proud of him
他母亲总引以为傲
He stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all
英姿飒爽，整装待发
His mama's face broke out into a grin
母亲笑开了颜
"Oh son you look so fine
儿子，你看起来很好
I'm glad you're a son of mine
我以你为荣
Make me proud to know you own a gun
我的儿子是军人，我引以为傲
Do what the captain says
听首领说
Lot of medals you will get
我儿子获得许多嘉奖
We'll put them on the wall when you get home"
等你回来，我要把他们都挂在墙上
That old train pulled out
火车离去了
John's ma began to shout
约翰开始喊叫
Tellin' ev'ryone in the neighborhood
她喜欢告诉她的邻居
"That's my son that's about to go
那是我儿子的使命
He's a soldier now you know"
他是一个军人
She made well sure her neighbors understood
她要让身边的所有人都知道
She got a letter once in a while
偶尔收到他的来信
Her face broke into a smile
她总喜出望外
She showed them to the people from next door
与邻居分享她的快乐
They bragged about her son with his uniform and gun
她拿着儿子的制服与佩枪到处炫耀
And these things you called a good old fashioned war
这些总让人联想起那些关于战争的老掉牙的故事
Then the letters ceased to come
那些信件很久没来
For a long time they did not come
已经有一段时间了
Ceased to come for about ten months or more
大概已有十个月或更久
Then when letter finally came saying
当那封最后写着
"Go down and meet the train
过来吧，到火车站
Your son is coming back from the war"
你儿子平安到家了
She smiled and she went right down
她微笑着，准备去迎接
She looked up and all around
她环视一周
She did not see her soldier son in sight
可并没有看到儿子的身影
When all the people passed
当所有人都离开了
She saw her son at last
她才看到了他的儿子
When she did she could not believe her eyes
她无法相信眼前的一切
Oh his face was all shot up and his hand were blown away
他脸颊烧焦，上肢截去
And he wore a metal brace around his waist
金属铁甲围绕着他的腰
He whispered kind of slow
慢声细语
In a voice she didn't know
声音微弱，难以被听清
And she couldn't even recognize his face
她甚至无法从脸辨认出他
"Oh tell me my darling son
我的爱儿啊，告诉我
Tell me what they've done
告诉我他们究竟对你做了什么
How is it that you come to be this way "
你怎么变成这样
He tried his best to talk but his mouth could hardly move
尽管他难以开口，可仍努力尝试着让母亲听清
And his mother had to turn her face away
母亲侧向一边
"Don't you remember ma
你不记得了吗，母亲
When I went off to war
当初我决定远赴战场的时候
You thought it was the best thing I could do
你也觉得那是我的使命
I was on the battleground
我在战场
You were home acting proud
你在家，表现得自豪
You weren't there standing in my shoes
你在那穿着我的鞋，焦急地守望
And I thought when I was there Lord
我那时应在你身边的啊
What am I doing here
可那时我做了些什么了
Tryin' to kill somebody or die tryin'
去杀人或是被杀死
But the thing that scared me most
最让我害怕的是
When my enemy came close
敌人渐渐靠近
I can see that his face looked just like mine"
杀气重重
And I couldn't help but think
我不禁想到
Through the thunder rolling and stink
历经万难
I was just a puppet in a play
我只是战争中的傀儡
And through the roar and smoke
历经战火，狼烟遍野，嘶喊悠长
This string it finally broke
到最后，终于结束了
And a cannon ball blew my eyes away"
炮弹夺走了我的双眼
As he turned away to go
当他转过身时
His mother was acting slow
母亲缓缓而靠近
Seein' the metal brace that helped him stand
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