Don’t Beat Me Down - Gordon Lightfoot

Don't Beat Me Down - Gordon Lightfoot
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Oh when he was a man my father would stand
噢 父亲年轻时总是挺直脊梁
I never saw him run
我从未见他退缩
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend
没人能让这个男人屈服
The strength of his will was the tool of his trade
钢铁般的意志是他谋生的力量
And he did his work well
他一直恪尽职守
Till the powers that be took a liking to him
直到权贵们盯上了他
And they traded his body for a cold empty shell
用冰冷躯壳换走了他的灵魂
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
I've got something to say
我有话要说
Don't you stand in my way
别挡在我面前
And don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
Oh when I was a youth I found the truth
年少时我曾在挚友眼中
In the eyes of a friend
寻得真理
There wasn't anyone could make the light dim
没人能让那光芒黯淡
And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win
我们畅谈漫游 为胜利放手一搏
And the learning was good
那些领悟如此珍贵
Till the powers that be to a liking to him
直到权贵们对他青眼相待
They traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood
他们用荣华换取看他流血为乐
When I was a child and my mother smiled
幼时母亲含笑凝望
At the cradle she bought
她买来的摇篮轻轻晃
For the little tot she held to her breast
将怀中婴孩温柔环抱
And the song that she sang was an anthem to love
哼唱的旋律是爱的颂章
It was all that I heard
这就是我听到的一切
Till the powers that be took a liking to me
直到权势者对我青眼相待
And they told me that love was a four-letter word
他们告诉我爱不过是粗鄙之词
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
I've got one life to live
我只有这一生可活
And that's all I can give
这就是我能付出的一切
So don't beat me down
所以别将我击垮
And now I've got a place I got a worried face
如今我有了归宿 却仍愁眉不展
And a question in mind
心中充满疑问
Please let me find a reason somehow
请让我找到答案
Why some reap the harvest while other men die
为何有人坐享其成 而有人却走向死亡
And the joker runs wild
小丑仍在肆意横行
And if powers that be take a liking to us
若当权者对我们青睐有加
Then we all must return to the ways of a child
我们都必须重拾赤子之心
We all must return to the ways of a child
我们都必须回归纯真年代
So don't beat me down
所以别将我击垮
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
I've got something to say
我有话要说
Don't you stand in my way
别挡在我面前
And don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
I've got one life to life
人生仅此一次
And that's all I can give
这就是我能付出的一切
So don't beat me down
所以别将我击垮
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮
Don't beat me down
别想将我击垮