所属专辑:50 Greatest Hits
歌手: Reba McEntire
时长: 04:57
Fancy - Reba McEntire[00:00:00]
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Written by:Bobbie Gentry[00:00:05]
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I remember it all very well lookin' back[00:00:10]
我还记得昔日发生的一切[00:00:12]
It was the summer I turned eighteen[00:00:12]
那一年盛夏 我刚满18岁[00:00:15]
We lived in a one room rundown shack[00:00:15]
我们在新奥尔良市的郊区[00:00:17]
On the outskirts of New Orleans[00:00:17]
一个狭小的房子里[00:00:20]
We didn't have money for food or rent[00:00:20]
我们没什么钱 付不起房租 甚至总是饿肚子[00:00:22]
To say the least we were hard pressed[00:00:22]
换句话说 那时我们的生活十分艰难[00:00:25]
Then mama spent every last penny we had[00:00:25]
但妈妈倾尽所有[00:00:27]
To buy me a dancin' dress[00:00:27]
为我买了一件舞会的裙子[00:00:30]
Mama washed and combed and curled my hair[00:00:30]
妈妈把我的头发洗干净后 为我梳好头[00:00:32]
And she painted my eyes and lips[00:00:32]
她还为我化了妆[00:00:35]
Then I stepped into a satin[00:00:35]
我认真的洗了个澡[00:00:36]
Dancin' dress that had a split on[00:00:36]
换上那件[00:00:38]
The side clean up to my hip[00:00:38]
美丽的裙子[00:00:41]
It was red velvet trim and it fit me good[00:00:41]
那是一件红色天鹅绒的裙子 它十分适合我[00:00:45]
Standin' back from the lookin' glass[00:00:45]
我站在镜子前 仔细打量着自己[00:00:47]
There stood a woman where a half gown kid had stood[00:00:47]
我看到镜子里那个稚气未脱的女人[00:00:50]
She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:00:50]
她说 机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:00:55]
She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:00:55]
她说 机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:01:03]
Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck[00:01:03]
妈妈在我的脖子上喷了点香水[00:01:06]
And then she kissed my cheek[00:01:06]
然后她亲吻了我的脸颊[00:01:08]
Then I saw the tears wellin' up in her troubled eyes[00:01:08]
然后我看到她泪流满面[00:01:11]
As she started to speak[00:01:11]
然后她开始和我谈心[00:01:13]
She looked at our pitiful shack[00:01:13]
她看着我们那可怜的棚屋[00:01:15]
And then she looked at me and took a ragged[00:01:15]
然后她又看着我 [00:01:17]
Breath[00:01:17]
深吸一口气[00:01:18]
She said your pa's run'd off and I'm real sick[00:01:18]
她说 你的爸爸离开我们了 我的身体又不好[00:01:20]
And the baby's gonna starve to death[00:01:20]
你小时候差点饿死[00:01:23]
She handed me a heart shaped locket that said[00:01:23]
她递给我一个心形的小盒子[00:01:25]
To thine own self be true[00:01:25]
对我说 要忠于自己的心[00:01:28]
And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across[00:01:28]
我曾看到蟑螂爬进我的高跟鞋[00:01:31]
The toe of my high heel shoe[00:01:31]
我吓得大喊大叫[00:01:33]
It sounded like somebody else that was talkin'[00:01:33]
我听到他问我 [00:01:36]
Askin' mama what do I do[00:01:36]
女士 你怎么了[00:01:38]
She said just be nice to the gentlemen fancy[00:01:38]
她说 他很有绅士风度 [00:01:41]
They'll be nice to you[00:01:41]
他们不会伤害你的[00:01:43]
She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:01:43]
她说 机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:01:49]
Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:01:49]
机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:01:53]
Lord forgive me for what I do but if you[00:01:53]
主啊 原谅我的所作所为吧 [00:01:56]
Want out well it's up to you[00:01:56]
即使你不愿意也无妨 这取决于你[00:01:58]
Now don't let me down now your mama's gonna move[00:01:58]
现在 不要让你的妈妈失望 [00:02:01]
You uptown[00:02:01]
你的妈妈会给你鼓舞[00:02:06]
Well that was the last time I saw my ma[00:02:06]
这是我和妈妈最后的谈话[00:02:08]
The night I left that rickety shack[00:02:08]
那天晚上 我离开了小棚屋[00:02:11]
The welfare people came and took the baby[00:02:11]
福利社的人们前来带走了那个可怜的孩子[00:02:13]
Mama died and I ain't been back[00:02:13]
妈妈去世了 我再也没有回过那个小棚屋[00:02:16]
But the wheels of fate had started to turn[00:02:16]
命运的齿轮开始旋转[00:02:19]
And for me there was no way out[00:02:19]
而我却无路可走[00:02:21]
When they long 'till I knew exactly[00:02:21]
多年以后 [00:02:24]
What my mama'd been talkin' about[00:02:24]
我才明白妈妈话中的深意[00:02:26]
I knew what I had to do[00:02:26]
我知道我该做什么[00:02:28]
And I made myself this solemn vow[00:02:28]
我为自己许下了神圣的誓言[00:02:31]
That I's gonna be a lady someday[00:02:31]
终有一天我会成为别人的妻子[00:02:34]
Though I didn't know when or how[00:02:34]
尽管我不知道会在何时何地[00:02:36]
But I couldn't see spending the rest of my life[00:02:36]
我甚至看不到自己的未来[00:02:39]
With my head hung down in shame[00:02:39]
我羞愧地低下头[00:02:41]
You know I might have been born just plain white trash[00:02:41]
你可能知道 我生来穷苦[00:02:44]
But fancy was my name[00:02:44]
但Fancy是我的名字[00:02:46]
She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me[00:02:46]
她说 机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望[00:02:49]
Down[00:02:49]
别让我失望[00:02:51]
She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me[00:02:51]
她说 机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望[00:02:55]
Down[00:02:55]
别让我失望[00:02:59]
It wasn't long after a benevolent man[00:02:59]
很快一个仁慈的人 [00:03:02]
Took me in off the street[00:03:02]
带我离开了那条街[00:03:04]
And one week later I was pourin' his tea[00:03:04]
当我正在一个五星级酒店[00:03:07]
In a five room hotel suite[00:03:07]
给他倒茶[00:03:09]
I charmed a king a congressman and an occasional aristocrat[00:03:09]
我迷住了一位国会议员 一位贵族[00:03:14]
Then I got me a Georgia mansion[00:03:14]
然后我在乔治亚州有了属于自己的房子[00:03:16]
In an legant New York townhouse flat[00:03:16]
在纽约的一所公寓里[00:03:19]
And I ain't done bad[00:03:19]
我并没有做坏事[00:03:29]
Now in this world there's a lot of self righteous[00:03:29]
这个社会上有很多自以为是的人[00:03:32]
Hiypocrits that would call me bad[00:03:32]
十分偏执 他们也许会叫我坏女人[00:03:34]
And criticize mama for turning me out[00:03:34]
我不愿妈妈把我赶走[00:03:37]
No matter how little we had[00:03:37]
尽管我们一无所有[00:03:39]
But though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin'[00:03:39]
但那时的我无忧无虑[00:03:42]
For now on fifteen years[00:03:42]
如今15年过去了[00:03:45]
Well I can still hear the desperation in my poor[00:03:45]
我似乎还能听到穷人那绝望的呐喊[00:03:47]
Mama's voice ringin' in my ears[00:03:47]
妈妈的声音仍回想在我的耳边[00:03:50]
Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:03:50]
机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:03:55]
Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down[00:03:55]
机会只有一次 Fancy 别让我失望 [00:03:59]
Lord forgive me for what I do but if you[00:03:59]
主啊 原谅我的所作所为吧 [00:04:03]
Want out well it's up to you[00:04:03]
即使你不愿意也无妨 这取决于你[00:04:05]
Now don't let me down hon your mama's gonna move[00:04:05]
现在 不要让我失望 你的妈妈要离开你了[00:04:07]
You uptown[00:04:07]
你的妈妈会给你鼓舞[00:04:11]
Oh and I guess she did[00:04:11]
我想 她已做到了[00:04:16]