Letter in the Mail - James Taylor

Letter in the Mail - James Taylor (詹姆斯·泰勒)
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
If I could go down now
若此刻我能重返故里
While the whole town is sleeping
当整座小镇沉入梦乡
See the sun creeping up on the hill
看晨光缓缓爬上远山
I know the river and the railroad
我知道那条河与铁轨
Would run through the valley still
仍会静静穿过山谷
I guess it never was much to look at
它或许从来不算起眼
Just a one-horse town
只是个寂寥小镇
The kind of place young people want to leave today
如今年轻人纷纷离去的地方
Store fronts pretty much boarded up
商铺门面几乎全被木板封死
Main Street pretty much closed down
主街繁华早已不复存在
The church bell still rings on Sunday
唯有教堂钟声仍在周日敲响
Old folks still go
老人们依旧前往
The young ones listen on the radio
年轻人却在收音机旁聆听远方
Saturday night nothing but a stray dog running wild
周六夜晚只剩流浪狗肆意游荡
Like nobody's child
像无人认领的时光
And little by little light after light
灯火一盏接一盏 渐渐熄灭
That's how it died
小镇就这样慢慢消亡
They say you never go home again
人们说故乡再也回不去
That's no lie
这话不假
Its like a letter in the mail
就像寄给狱中兄弟的信
To a brother in jail
遥遥无期
It's a matter of time
不过是时间问题
Until you can do a little bit better time
直到你能过得稍好一些
It used to be part of the heartland
这里曾是这片土地的心脏
Awful proud and strong
骄傲而坚强
But deep deep down peaceful and serene
但内心深处 宁静安详
When people used to talk about the country
当人们谈起这片乡土
That's what they used to mean
那便是他们记忆中的模样
I might go down come the weekend
或许周末我会回去一趟
Go on my own
独自前往
Drop off Annie and the baby
送安妮和宝宝回家乡
Maybe drive alone
独自驱车前行
Pay my last respects to a time
向逝去的岁月作最后告别
That has all but gone
那段时光已消逝无踪
We said Mama come look at the mountain
我们喊着 妈妈快看那山峦
Fire in the sky
天边火光冲天
It's lit up like the Fourth of July
绚烂如独立日烟火
The mill burning down
工厂在燃烧殆尽
The jobs leaving town
工作机会正远离小镇
The trains rolling by
列车缓缓驶过
And little by little light after light
灯火一盏接一盏 渐渐熄灭
That's how it died
小镇就这样慢慢消亡
They say you never go home again
人们说故乡再也回不去
That's no lie
这话不假
It's just a letter in the mail
只剩一封寄往监狱的信
To a brother in jail
遥遥无期
It's a matter of time
不过是时间问题
Until you can do a little bit better time
直到你能过得稍好一些