Mr. Tanner(Lp Version) - Harry Chapin

Mr. Tanner (Lp Version) - Harry Chapin
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Mr tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest
坦纳先生是来自中西部小镇的清洁工
And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best
在众多洗衣店中 他的店铺最为出色
But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes
但他同时也是位男中音 边挂衣服边歌唱
He practiced scales while pressing tails and sang at local shows
熨烫衣领时练习音阶 在本地演出中献唱
His friends and neighbors praised the voice
朋友邻居都称赞
That poured out from his throat
他喉间流淌的歌声
They said that he should use his gift instead of cleaning coats
说他该用这天赋 而非继续清洗衣裳
But music was his life it was not his livelihood
但音乐是他生命 却非谋生之道
And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good
这让他满心欢喜 这让他倍感幸福
And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul
他发自内心歌唱 他倾注灵魂吟唱
He did not know how well he sang it just made him whole
不知自己唱得多好 歌声却让他完整
His friends kept working on him to try music out full time
朋友们不断劝说 让他全职投入音乐
A big debut and rave reviews a great career to climb
盛大首演与如潮好评 辉煌事业等待攀登
Finally they got to him he would take the fling
最终他被说动 决定放手一搏
A concert agent in New York agreed to have him sing
纽约的演出经纪人 同意让他登台献唱
And there were plane tickets phone calls money spent to rent the hall
机票电话纷至沓来 租用场地耗尽钱财
It took most of his savings but he gladly used them all
几乎耗尽毕生积蓄 他却甘之如饴
But music was his life it was not his livelihood
但音乐是他生命 却非谋生之道
And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good
这让他满心欢喜 这让他倍感幸福
And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul
他发自内心歌唱 他倾注灵魂吟唱
He did not know how well he sang it just made him whole
不知自己唱得多好 歌声却让他完整
The evening came he took the stage his face set in a smile
夜幕降临 他含笑登台
And in the half filled hall the critics sat watching on the aisle
半满剧场里 评论家们冷眼旁观
But the concert was a blur to him spatters of applause
但音乐会对他而言模糊不清 只有零星的掌声
He did not know how well he sang he only heard the flaws
他不知自己唱得多好 只听见瑕疵声声
But the critics were concise it only took four lines
乐评人言辞犀利 短短四行定论
But no one could accuse them of being over kind
却无人能指责他们 过于宽容
Mr Martin Tanner baritone of Dayton Ohio
马丁·坦纳先生 俄亥俄代顿的男中音
Made his town hall debut last night
昨夜在市政厅初次登台
Be came well prepared but unfortunately his presentation
准备虽充分 可惜他的表演
Was not up to contemporary professional standards
未达当代专业水准线
His voice lacks the range of tonal color
他的嗓音缺乏音色层次
Necessary to make it consistently interesting
难以持续打动人心弦
Full time consideration of another endeavor might be in order
或许该考虑另谋出路
He came home to Dayton and was questioned by his friends
他回到代顿镇 面对朋友追问
Then he smiled and just said nothing and he never sang again
只微笑沉默 从此不再歌唱
Excepting very late at night when the shop was dark and closed
除了深夜打烊后 当店铺陷入黑暗
He sang softly to himself as he sorted through the clothes
整理衣物时 他会独自轻吟
Music was his life it was not his livelihood
音乐是生命之光 却非谋生之道
And it made him feel so happy it made him feel so good
这让他感到无比快乐 这让他感到无比美好
And he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul
他发自内心歌唱 他倾注灵魂吟唱
And he did not know how well he sang it just made him whole
他不知自己唱得多好 歌声让他完整如初