John Brown-Bob Dylan

[ti:John Brown] [ar:Bob Dylan] [al:Live At The Gaslight 1962] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Brown - Bob Dylan [00:27.26]John Brown went off to war called to battle on a foreign shore
约翰布朗只身离开去参军 战斗在他乡的领土之上 [00:32.14]And his mother she sure was proud of him
他的母亲肯定为他感到骄傲 [00:35.45]When he stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all
他英姿飒爽 整装待发 [00:43.07]His mother's face broke out in a glowing grin
他的母亲容光焕发 笑开了颜 [00:47.06]She said Son you look so fine I'm so glad you're a son of mine
她说 儿子 你看起来很好 我以你为荣 [00:53.12]You make me proud to know you hold a gun
我的儿子是军人 我引以为傲 [01:03.11]Do what your captain says an' lots of medals you will get
听首领说 你获得了许多勋章 [01:08.96]Then we'll hang them on the wall when you come home
等你回来 我要把他们都挂在墙上 [01:13.21]As that evening train pulled out John's ma began to shout
当夜车驶出时 约翰开始大叫起来 [01:20.20]Telling everybody in the neighborhood:
告诉附近的每个人 [01:23.26]That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know
那是我儿子的使命 他是一个军人 [01:29.52]And she made well sure her neighbors understood
她要让身边的所有人都知道 [01:32.57]She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile
偶尔收到他的来信 她总喜出望外 [01:54.66]Then she showed them to the people from next door
与邻居分享她的快乐 [01:58.90]And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun
她拿着儿子的制服与佩枪到处炫耀 [02:06.95]And this thing they called a good old-fashioned war
他们称之为旧式战争 [02:10.63]A good old-fashioned war
旧式战争 [02:16.12]After all his letters home his mail had ceased to come
他把信寄回家以后 他的信很久没来 [02:19.68]And she hadn't heard a word for nine months or more
她再也没见过只言片语 大概有九个月或更久 [02:24.24]Then one letter finally came Go down and meet the train
终于有一封信来了 写着 过来吧到火车站 [02:31.35]Your son is coming home from the war
你儿子平安到家了 [02:35.03]Oh she smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around
她微笑着 准备去迎接 她环视一周 [02:54.44]But she could not find her soldier son in sight
可并没有看到儿子的身影 [02:59.31]But as all the people passed she saw her son at last
当所有人都离开了 她才看到了他的儿子 [03:05.11]And when she did she could hardly believe her eyes
她无法相信眼前的一切 [03:08.47]His young face was all shot up and one hand had been blown off
他脸颊烧焦 上肢截去 [03:14.85]And he wore a metal brace around his waist
金属铁甲围绕着他的腰 [03:17.27]He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know
慢声细语 声音微弱 难以听清 [03:23.65]And she could not even recognize his face
她甚至无法从面部辨认出他 [03:27.26]She said Oh my darling son Lord tell me what they've done
我的爱儿啊 上帝啊 告诉我他们究竟对你做了什么 [03:38.62]How is it that you ended up this way
你怎么会变成这样 [03:41.24]He tried his best to speak but his mouth could hardly move
尽管他难以开口 可仍努力尝试着让母亲听清 [03:48.91]And his mother had to turn her face away
他的母亲不得不把脸转过去 [03:53.53]Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war
你不记得了吗 母亲 当初我决定远赴战场的时候 [04:04.33]You thought it was the best thing I could do
你也觉得那是我的使命 [04:08.95]When I was on that battleground you were home an' acting proud
我在战场事 你在家表现得很自豪 [04:14.38]Be glad that you weren't standing in my shoes
很高兴你没有站在我的立场上 [04:19.30]And I thought when I was there 'God what am I doing here
我那时应在站在你这边 可那时我做了些什么 [04:27.04]Just tryin' to kill somebody or DIE tryin'
去杀人或是被杀死 [04:31.41]But the thing that scared me most when my enemy came up close
最让我害怕的是 敌人渐渐靠近 杀气重重 [04:37.15]I saw his frightened face looked just like mine
我看到他那张惊恐的脸和我的一样 [04:42.39]Lord just like mine
上帝啊 就像我一样 [04:47.26]Then I couldn't help but think through that thunder and the stink
我不禁想到 历经万难 [05:02.19]I was only one more puppet in their play
我只是战争中的傀儡 [05:07.24]And through the roar and smoke that string it finally broke
历经战火 狼烟遍野 嘶喊悠长 到最后终于结束了 [05:11.86]And a blast of fire blew my eyes away
炮弹夺走了我的双眼 [05:15.36]When the young man tried to walk his mother was still in shock
当他转过身时 母亲缓缓而靠近 [05:24.46]As she saw that metal brace that helped him stand
看着那金属的支架扶持他站起 [05:28.39]But as they turned to go he held his mother close
但当他们转身离去时 他紧紧地抱着母亲 [05:32.89]And he dropped his medals down into her hand
把所有的勋章都放在了她手上