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歌手: James Taylor
时长: 03:51
Millworker - James Taylor[00:00:11]
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Now my grandfather was a sailor [00:00:15]
我的祖父是个水手[00:00:18]
He blew in off the water [00:00:18]
他曾经经历风暴[00:00:22]
My father was a farmer and I [00:00:22]
我的父亲是个农场主 而我[00:00:26]
His only daughter [00:00:26]
是他唯一的女儿[00:00:28]
Took up with a no good millworking man[00:00:28]
从小跟着一个没用的打磨工学习技能[00:00:32]
From Massachusetts[00:00:32]
他来自马萨诸塞州[00:00:35]
Who dies from too much whiskey[00:00:35]
最后因饮酒过度而死[00:00:38]
And leaves me these three faces to feed [00:00:38]
留下这没用的东西让我养活我自己[00:00:49]
Millwork ain't easy millwork ain't hard [00:00:49]
磨光工作不难 但也不轻松[00:00:56]
Millwork it ain't nothing[00:00:56]
于我而言 它什么也不是[00:00:58]
But an awful boring job [00:00:58]
只是一份糟糕无聊的工作[00:01:02]
I'm waiting for a daydream[00:01:02]
我悠闲地做着白日梦[00:01:06]
To take me through the morning[00:01:06]
荒度了早晨的时光[00:01:09]
And put me in my coffee break[00:01:09]
然后我享受休息的时间[00:01:12]
Where I can have a sandwich and remember [00:01:12]
吃吃三明治 想想还要做什么[00:01:19]
Then it's me and my machine[00:01:19]
然后我就要面对我的机器[00:01:22]
For the rest of the morning [00:01:22]
在早上剩下的所有时间[00:01:26]
For the rest of the afternoon[00:01:26]
在下午剩下的所有时间[00:01:32]
And the rest of my life [00:01:32]
以及我的余生[00:01:49]
Now my mind begins to wander[00:01:49]
现在 我就在想[00:01:53]
To the days back on the farm [00:01:53]
我曾经在农场的那些时光[00:01:56]
I can see my father smiling at me [00:01:56]
我看见我的父亲向我微笑[00:02:00]
Swinging on his arm [00:02:00]
将我吊在他的双臂上[00:02:03]
I can hear my granddad's stories[00:02:03]
我会听我的祖父讲故事[00:02:07]
Of the storms out on Lake Erie[00:02:07]
在Lake Erie上经历的风暴[00:02:10]
Where vessels and cargoes and fortunes[00:02:10]
船舶 货物以及财富[00:02:15]
And sailors' lives were lost [00:02:15]
还有水手的姓名 通通都失去了[00:02:24]
Yes but it's my life has been wasted [00:02:24]
是的 但是我的光阴都虚度了[00:02:28]
And I have been the fool[00:02:28]
我就像个傻子[00:02:32]
To let this manufacturer[00:02:32]
让这些厂商[00:02:34]
Use my body for a tool [00:02:34]
将我像个工具一样地使用着[00:02:38]
I can ride home in the evening [00:02:38]
今晚我就要逃回家去[00:02:42]
Staring at my hands [00:02:42]
凝视着我的双手[00:02:46]
Swearing by my sorrow[00:02:46]
用我的悲伤发誓[00:02:48]
That a young girl ought[00:02:48]
我应该[00:02:50]
To stand a better chance [00:02:50]
受着幸运女神的眷顾[00:02:56]
So may I work the mills just[00:02:56]
或许我会在这里工作[00:02:59]
As long as I am able[00:02:59]
很久很久[00:03:03]
And never meet the man[00:03:03]
却见不到那个人[00:03:06]
Whose name is on the label [00:03:06]
那个名字贴在商标上的人[00:03:10]
It be me and my machine[00:03:10]
我将要面对我的机器[00:03:13]
For the rest of the morning[00:03:13]
在早上剩下的所有时间[00:03:17]
And the rest of the afternoon [00:03:17]
在下午剩下的所有时间[00:03:21]
Gone for the rest of my life[00:03:21]
以及我的余生[00:03:26]