Hello In There - Joan Baez

Hello In There - Joan Baez (琼·贝兹)

We had an apartment in the city
我在城里有一套公寓
Me and Loretta liked living there
洛丽塔和我住在那里
It's been years since the kids had grown
孩子们已经成人许多年
A life of their own left us alone
他们开始去追寻自己的人生，把我俩留在了这里
John and Linda live in Omaha
约翰和琳达住在奥马哈
And Joe is somewhere on the road
乔呢，他就住在街边的公寓里
We lost Davy in the Korean war
在朝鲜战争中我们失去了戴维
Still don't know what for don't matter anymore
我们现在依旧无法释怀，但是一切已经不再重要了
You know that old trees just grow stronger
年老的树往往越长越结实
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day
越是年久的河流也往往越流淌越宽阔
But old people they just grow lonesome
但是老年人总是容易孤单
Waiting for someone to say
他们总是等着有人对他们说
＂Hello in there hello ＂
你还好吗，你好啊
Me and Loretta we don't talk much now
洛丽塔和我之间，话并不多
She sits and stares through at back door screen
她总是呆坐着，盯着后门的电视屏幕
And all the news just repeats itself
电视上面播的新闻总是一遍又一遍的重复
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
就像是一个个我们曾共同见证却又忘怀掉的梦想
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
以后我会去卢迪那转转
We worked together at the factory
我们过去在一间工厂里上班
But what'd I tell him if he asks ＂What's new ＂
但是如果他问我，最近有什么有趣的事发生吗，我会告诉他
＂Nothing what's with you
没什么，那么你呢
Nothing much to do ＂
我也无事可做
Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger
年老的树往往越长越结实
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day
越是年久的河流也往往越流淌越宽阔
Old people they just grow lonesome
老年人容易变得孤独
Waiting for someone to say
他们总是等着有人对他们说
＂Hello in there hello ＂
你还好吗，你好啊
So if you're walking down the street sometime
如果当你走在街头
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
看到了一双双眼窝深陷，年老的眼睛是
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
请你别只是在路过时死死盯着它们
As if you didn't care say ＂Hello in there hello ＂
如果你不介意，请你对他们说，你还好吗，你好啊
Say ＂Hello in there hello ＂
对他们说，你还好吗，你好啊