所属专辑:Let’s Folk Again
歌手: Dan Fogelberg
时长: 04:18
Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg[00:00:00]
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An only child[00:00:20]
身为独子[00:00:21]
Alone and wild[00:00:21]
孤独而狂野[00:00:23]
A cabinet maker's son[00:00:23]
一个木工师傅的儿子 [00:00:27]
His hands were meant[00:00:27]
他的双手不善于[00:00:29]
For different work[00:00:29]
做其他工作[00:00:30]
And his heart was known to none[00:00:30]
也没有人了解他的内心[00:00:34]
He left his home[00:00:34]
他离开了家 [00:00:35]
And went his lone[00:00:35]
一个人[00:00:37]
And solitary way[00:00:37]
踏上孤独的旅程 [00:00:41]
And he gave to me[00:00:41]
他赐给我的[00:00:43]
A gift I know I never can repay[00:00:43]
赐给我的那些天赋 我永远都无法报答[00:00:54]
A quiet man of music[00:00:54]
一个安静的音乐家 [00:00:57]
Denied a simpler fate[00:00:57]
拒绝枯燥无味的命运[00:01:01]
He tried to be a soldier once[00:01:01]
他曾经想要从军 [00:01:04]
But his music wouldn't wait[00:01:04]
但等不及要创作音乐 [00:01:08]
He earned his love[00:01:08]
他赢得了挚爱[00:01:10]
Through discipline[00:01:10]
用那受过训练的[00:01:11]
A thundering velvet hand[00:01:11]
时而雷霆万钧时而柔软如丝绒的双手[00:01:15]
His gentle means of sculpting souls[00:01:15]
他的温和代表他那雕塑过的灵魂 [00:01:18]
Took me years to understand[00:01:18]
很多年后我才明白[00:01:23]
The leader of the band is tired[00:01:23]
乐队指挥已经老了[00:01:26]
And his eyes are growing old[00:01:26]
他的眼神日渐苍老 [00:01:29]
But his blood runs through my instrument[00:01:29]
但他的血液流经我的乐器 [00:01:32]
And his song is in my soul[00:01:32]
他的歌注入了我的灵魂 [00:01:37]
My life has been a poor attempt[00:01:37]
为了模仿他[00:01:40]
To imitate the man[00:01:40]
我的一生做过许多可笑的尝试 [00:01:43]
I'm just a living legacy[00:01:43]
我不过是块活化石 [00:01:47]
To the leader of the band[00:01:47]
对于乐队指挥来说[00:01:57]
My brothers' lives were different[00:01:57]
我兄弟们的际遇完全不同 [00:01:59]
For they heard another call[00:01:59]
当他们接到另一通电话 [00:02:04]
One went to Chicago[00:02:04]
其中一个前往芝加哥 [00:02:06]
And the other to St Paul[00:02:06]
另一个去了圣保罗 [00:02:11]
And I'm in Colorado[00:02:11]
而我在科罗拉多 [00:02:14]
When I'm not in some hotel[00:02:14]
当我不住旅馆时[00:02:18]
Living out this life I've chose[00:02:18]
我过着自己选择的生活 [00:02:21]
And come to know so well[00:02:21]
才能如此明白[00:02:47]
I thank you for the music[00:02:47]
衷心感谢你的音乐 [00:02:49]
And your stories of the road[00:02:49]
还有你流浪的故事 [00:02:54]
I thank you for the freedom[00:02:54]
谢谢你给我自由 [00:02:56]
When it came my time to go[00:02:56]
当我想离开的时候 [00:03:01]
I thank you for the kindness[00:03:01]
谢谢你的慈爱 [00:03:03]
And the times when you got tough[00:03:03]
在你最困顿的时刻 [00:03:07]
And papa I don't think I[00:03:07]
爸爸 我想 [00:03:10]
Said 'I love you' near enough[00:03:10]
光说我爱你是不够的 [00:03:15]
The leader of the band is tired[00:03:15]
乐队指挥已经老了[00:03:18]
And his eyes are growing old[00:03:18]
他的眼神日渐苍老 [00:03:21]
But his blood runs through my instrument[00:03:21]
但他的血液流经我的乐器 [00:03:25]
And his song is in my soul[00:03:25]
他的歌注入了我的灵魂 [00:03:29]
My life has been a poor attempt[00:03:29]
为了模仿他[00:03:33]
To imitate the man[00:03:33]
我的一生做过许多可笑的尝试 [00:03:35]
I'm just a living legacy[00:03:35]
我不过是块活化石 [00:03:39]
To the leader of the band[00:03:39]
对于乐队指挥来说[00:03:43]
I'm just a living legacy[00:03:43]
我不过是块活化石 [00:03:46]
To the leader of the band[00:03:46]
对于乐队指挥来说[00:03:51]