Mrs. McGrath - Bruce Springsteen

Mrs McGrath

"Mrs McGrath " the sergeant said
麦克格瑞丝夫人 海军中士说道
"Would you like to make a solider out of your son Ted
您希望您的儿子泰德成为一名士兵吗
With a scarlet coat and a big cocked hat
他会身着红色军服 头戴三角帽
And Mrs McGrath wouldn't you like that "
麦克格瑞丝夫人您不喜欢那样吗
With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

Now Mrs McGrath lived on the shore
如今 麦克格瑞丝夫人居住在海滨
And after seven years or more
在七年之后甚至更久
She spied a ship come into the bay
她看到一艘船驶入海湾
With her son from far away
这艘远道而来的船上载着她的儿子
"Oh captain dear where have you been
哦亲爱的船长 您到过哪里
You've been sailing the Mediterranean
您曾驶去过地中海
Have you news of my son Ted
那您可有关于我儿子泰德的消息
Is he living or is he dead "
他是活着还是已经死去
With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

Up came Ted without any legs
失去了双腿的泰德出现在她面前
And in their place two wooden pegs
在他们居住的地方 这被叫作拥有两根木桩的人
She kissed him a dozen times or two
她久久地亲吻泰德
And said "My god Ted is it you "
说 上帝啊， 你是泰德吗
"Now were you drunk or were you blind
你失去双腿的时候 是喝醉了吗
When you left your two fine legs behind
W还是你的双眼在当时看不到任何东西
Or was it walking upon the sea
你是不是曾在大海中行军
That wore your two fine legs away "
以至于将你健壮的双腿磨损
With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

"No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind
不 在我失去双腿时 我没有喝醉
When I left my two fine legs behind
我的双眼也能看清任何东西
A cannon ball on the fifth of May
是五月五日的一场炮击
TOre my two fine legs away "
将我的双腿带走
"Oh Teddy boby " the window cried
哦 我可怜的孩子泰德 这个寡妇哭泣着说
"Your two fine legs were your mother's pride
你健壮的双腿曾是你母亲的骄傲
Stumps of a tree won't do at all
即使是一棵树的树桩 也不会砍掉
Why didn't you run from the cannon ball "
为什么在炮弹降落时 你不跑开
With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

"All foreign wars I do proclaim
我一直确信所有的战争
Live on the blood and the mothers'pain
都建立在鲜血和母亲的伤痛之上
I'd rather have my son as he used to be
我宁愿我的儿子像往日一样平庸
Than the King of America and his whole navy "
也不想他成为美国的统治者和整个海军的领导
With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a

With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a