New For Old - Philippa Hanna

New For Old - Philippa Hanna

Written by：Philippa Hanna

There is a store on London Road
伦敦的街上有个旧物翻新的商店
Where all unwanted treasure goes
所有不想要的珠宝都可以在那里交易
For Vintage clothes they'll give you old for new
古旧的衣物可以拿去以旧换新
Come rain or shine they'll venture out
风雨无阻他们都会冒险赶过去
To rifle through the lost and found
挤过失物招领处
Guaranteed to find a gem or two
肯定都能淘到一两样珍宝
Every Monday morning there's an old man at the store
每个周一的早晨你都能在商店里见到一位老人
Always seems to find exactly what he's looking for
他似乎总是在耐心地寻找着什么
He blows the dust from off the surface
他把器物表面的灰尘清理掉
Traces each and every line
一丝不苟地检查每处细节
And with Scarred and weathered fingers
有伤痕和指纹的地方
Holds it up towards the light
他都会拿到灯下仔细查看
He knows exactly what he has to do to bring it back to life
他很清楚他要做的就是让旧物重新焕发光彩
Nothing is worthless for the one who sees the gold
对于识货的人来说 没有什么是没有价值的
New for old
旧物翻新
He takes it home and once again
他一次次地把珠宝带回家
He's skilled and loving hands begin
他手艺精湛且充满热情
To strip away the varnish and the glue
去除器物表面的清漆和胶水
He sands it down and though it's late
在熬夜把器物打磨光滑
He gives it one more coat of paint
给它再涂上一层保护层
Till every crack is gone it's good as new
直到每个细微的裂缝都消失不见 它看起来光亮如新
Every Monday morning you will find him at the store
每个周一的早晨你都能在商店里见到他
If someone has thrown away something he knows he can restore
如果有人有什么东西不想要了 他知道他能把它复原
He blows the dust from off the surface
他把器物表面的灰尘清理掉
Traces each and every line
一丝不苟地检查每处细节
And with Scarred and weathered fingers
有伤痕和指纹的地方
Holds it up towards the light
他都会拿到灯下仔细查看
He knows exactly what he has to do to bring it back to life
他很清楚他要做的就是让旧物重新焕发光彩
Nothing is worthless for the one who sees the gold
对于识货的人来说 没有什么是没有价值的
There is nothing that's beyond repair
没有什么是不能修复的
There is no one too far gone
没有什么是太过分的
Can't your eyes see what can be done
你难道看不出吗
With a little love
只要有些许爱心 我们做些什么来补救
Just blow the dust from off the surface of each tired and weary life
去除生活中每一滴倦怠和疲劳 就像去除器物表面的灰尘
There's a diamond to discover when you hold it to the light
当你把宝石拿到灯下 你会发现它熠熠生辉
Cause everyone is someone's treasure when there're loved and that is why
因为每个人都是一颗珠宝 那就是当他被爱的时候会散发出耀眼的光芒
Nothing's worthless for the one who sees the gold
对于能够发现价值的人来说 没有什么是没有价值的
New for old
旧物翻新