所属专辑:Better Days
歌手: Guy Clark
时长: 03:08
The Carpenter (木匠) (LP版) - Guy Clark[00:00:00]
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Let us now praise a carpenter[00:00:00]
让我们来赞美木匠[00:00:03]
And the things that he made[00:00:03]
和他做的东西[00:00:06]
And the way that he lived by the tools of his trade[00:00:06]
他靠着木匠工具谋生[00:00:13]
I can still hear his hammer singing ten penny time[00:00:13]
我仍能听见他的敲击声[00:00:18]
Working by the hour till the day he died[00:00:18]
他一直工作到生命的最后一小时[00:00:24]
Oh he was tough as a crowbar quick as a chisel[00:00:24]
他就像铁撬棍一样硬 像凿子一样快[00:00:30]
Fair as a plane and true as a level[00:00:30]
像飞机一样平稳 无比真实[00:00:35]
He was straight as a chalkline[00:00:35]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:00:37]
And right as a rule[00:00:37]
像规则一样正确[00:00:40]
He was square with the world[00:00:40]
他没有留下债务[00:00:42]
He took good care of his tools[00:00:42]
他仔细保养他的工具[00:00:55]
Oh he worked his hands in wood[00:00:55]
他的手在木头上工作[00:00:58]
From the crib to the coffing[00:00:58]
做过摇篮也做过棺材[00:01:01]
With a care and a love you don't see too often[00:01:01]
以你不常见到的关心和爱[00:01:07]
He built boats out of wood big boats working in a shipyard[00:01:07]
他在船坞用木头造船[00:01:13]
Mansions on the hill and a birdhouse in the backyard[00:01:13]
在山上和院子里筑鸟巢[00:01:19]
He was tough as a crowbar[00:01:19]
他就像铁撬棍一样硬[00:01:22]
Quick as a chisel[00:01:22]
像凿子一样快[00:01:25]
Fair as a plane and true as a level[00:01:25]
像飞机一样平稳 无比真实[00:01:29]
He was straight as a chalkline[00:01:29]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:01:32]
And right as a rule[00:01:32]
像规则一样正确[00:01:34]
He was square with the world[00:01:34]
他没有留下债务[00:01:37]
He took good care of his tools[00:01:37]
他仔细保养他的工具[00:02:00]
He said anything that's worth cutting down a tree for[00:02:00]
他说的话并不惊天动地[00:02:06]
Is worth doing right don't the Lord love a two by four[00:02:06]
好好做事永远是对的 上帝也喜欢宽四寸厚二尺的木材[00:02:12]
Well they asked him how to do[00:02:12]
他们要求他怎么做[00:02:14]
Some he'd say just like Noah built the ark[00:02:14]
有时他会说就像诺亚造方舟一样[00:02:18]
You got to hold your mouth right son[00:02:18]
你要管好自己的嘴 孩子[00:02:21]
And never miss your mark[00:02:21]
不忘本心[00:02:24]
To be tough as a crowbar[00:02:24]
他就像铁撬棍一样硬[00:02:27]
Quick as a chisel[00:02:27]
像凿子一样快[00:02:30]
Fair as a plane and true as a level[00:02:30]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:02:35]
He was straight as a chalkline[00:02:35]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:02:37]
And right as a rule[00:02:37]
像规则一样正确[00:02:40]
He was square with the world[00:02:40]
他没有留下债务[00:02:42]
He took good care of his tools[00:02:42]
他仔细保养他的工具[00:02:45]
Oh he was tough as a crowbar quick as a chisel[00:02:45]
他就像铁撬棍一样硬 像凿子一样快[00:02:50]
Fair as a plane and true as a level[00:02:50]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:02:56]
He was straight as a chalkline[00:02:56]
他像粉笔线一样笔直[00:02:58]
And right as a rule[00:02:58]
像规则一样正确[00:03:01]
He was square with the world[00:03:01]
他对这世界很公正[00:03:03]
He took good care of his tools[00:03:03]
他仔细保养他的工具[00:03:08]
他[00:03:08]