The London Apprentice-Ralph McTell

[ti:The London Apprentice] [ar:Ralph McTell] [al:Somewhere Down the Road] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The London Apprentice - Ralph McTell [00:09.74]I am a London apprentice for I never will learn a trade
我是个伦敦学徒 因为我永远都学不会手艺 [00:13.40] [00:14.10]The best that I could hope for is from mistakes I've made
我只希望自己能从错误中汲取教训 [00:18.06] [00:18.70]A man who never made any he never meant not at all
一个男人若毫无成就 那他就一名不文 [00:22.35] [00:23.16]So christopher wren had to start again when he built St. Pauls
所以 克里斯多佛雷恩建造圣保罗教堂时 就意味着重头开始 [00:27.54] [00:30.42]I am a London apprentice for I never will learn her ways
我是个伦敦学徒 我永远学不来她的模样 [00:34.63]When I walk the streets of London I am constantly amazed
当我走在伦敦大街上 我惊叹不已 [00:39.05]How a road I never was on before leads to one and all
我从未置身如此宽阔的大道 它能带我通向梦想殿堂 [00:43.21] [00:43.89]As any cabbie will tell you that's how all knowledge grows
出租车司机都会告诉你 这是个信息爆炸的时代 [00:47.84] [00:51.05]I am a London apprentice and I love the muddy thames
我是个伦敦学徒 我喜欢泥泞的泰晤士河 [00:54.62] [00:55.60]Pushing his way through the city just to come back again
他穿梭在城市的大街小巷 只为感受回归的美好 [00:59.39] [01:00.03]Through plague and conflagration and when the bombers came
被炸弹袭击后 这个城市经历了前所未有的灾难 [01:03.89] [01:04.81]A symbol of a nation St. Paul amongst the flames
圣保罗教堂 这个城市的地标 瞬间在火海中毁于一旦 [01:08.93] [01:32.62]I am a London apprentice and I'll accept the status quo
我是个伦敦学徒 我会接受现实 [01:36.12] [01:37.00]But a cockney must be born within the silent spells of beau
但作为伦敦人 一定要在爱人无言的祝福中重生 [01:40.86] [01:41.54]And Londons been a refuge by accident or plan
不知是阴谋还是意外 总之伦敦一度成了避难所 [01:45.22] [01:45.95]So ask be yours Londoner I'll answer every man
所以 尽情发问吧 我会向所有伦敦人发问 [01:50.12] [01:52.87]I am a London apprentice but one thing I know for sure
我是个伦敦学徒 但有件事我很确定 [01:56.63] [01:57.28]I'll tell you very bluntly with these words you can't ignore
我会坦率地告诉你这些你无法忽视的字眼 [02:01.13] [02:01.82]Remember doctor Johnson who's wit cut like a knife
记得约翰逊医生多么明智果断 就像一把利刃 [02:05.46] [02:06.33]When a man is tired of London a man is tired of life
当一个人厌倦了伦敦 那么他也就厌倦了生活 [02:10.25] [02:34.22]I am a London apprentice for I never will learn a trade
我是个伦敦学徒 因为我永远都学不会手艺 [02:37.82] [02:38.52]The best that I could hope for is from mistakes I've made
我只希望自己能从错误中汲取教训 [02:42.47] [02:43.09]A man who never made any he never meant not at all
一个男人若毫无成就 那他就一名不文 [02:46.85] [02:47.75]So christopher wren had to start again when he built St. Pauls
所以 克里斯多佛雷恩建造圣保罗教堂时 就意味着重头开始