Song for Duke(LP Version) - Judy Collins

Song For Duke (LP Version) - Judy Collins
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
I didn't even know the man
我甚至不认识他
I didn't know the man himself
我从未见过他本人
Even though his music filled my life
尽管他的音乐充盈了我的生活
As it has so many others
正如它影响了许多人一样
I knew that he had died that week
我知道他在那一周去世了
After fighting death a year or more
在与死亡抗争了一年多之后
But I had had a rule before
但我之前一直有个原则
That funerals were a waste of flowers
认为葬礼只是浪费鲜花
But something said I had to go
但有个声音告诉我必须前往
To be a witness to his gift of love
去见证他那份爱的礼物
A man who never once gave up on life
一个从未放弃生命的人
Until death took him in his tracks
直到死亡突然将他带走
The people stood around the church
人们站在教堂周围
Ten thousand people there they say or more
据说有上万人甚至更多
Black and white rich and poor
无论黑人白人，无论贫富
Together they were there to say farewell
他们齐聚一堂，共同告别
In New York city it had rained that day
在纽约城，那天下着雨
The streets were silver and the sky was grey
街道银光闪闪，天空灰蒙蒙
But in the church the music soared and sang
但在教堂里，音乐高亢而悠扬
And seemed to fill the air with shining sun
仿佛让空气中充满了阳光
The man was a hero
这位男子是一位英雄
He played the music of our souls
他演奏着我们灵魂的音乐
He knew that we all have in us
他知道我们每个人心中
A place where beauty always grows
都有一个美丽永远生长的地方
Outside in the streets again
再次站在街头
The people wandered through the falling rain
人们在雨中徘徊
They waved their hands and dried their tears
他们挥手拭去泪水
And turned to go about their lives again
转身继续各自的生活
But none of us will be the same
但我们都不会再如从前
If we hear the things his music says
如果我们聆听他音乐中的话语
That loving is the gift of life
爱是生命的礼物
And making music was his way of love
创作音乐是他表达爱的方式
The man was a hero
这位男子是一位英雄
He played the music of our souls
他演奏着我们灵魂的音乐
He knew that we all have in us
他知道我们每个人心中
A place where beauty always grows
都有一个美丽永远生长的地方