Why Do Little Girls(LP版) - Harry Chapin

Why Do Little Girls (LP版) - Harry Chapin
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Written by：Harry Chapin

Why did the little girls grow crooked
为何小女孩们变得扭曲
While the little boys grow tall
而小男孩们却茁壮成长
The boys were taught to tumble
男孩们被教导如何翻滚
The girls told not to fall
女孩们则被告诫不要跌落
The girls answered the telephone
女孩们接听电话
The boys answered the call
男孩们回应召唤
That's why little girls grew crooked
这就是为何小女孩们变得扭曲
While the little boys grew tall
而小男孩们却茁壮成长
Why did the little girls grow crippled
为何小女孩们变得扭曲
While the little boys grow strong
而小男孩们却茁壮成长
The boys allowed to come of age
男孩们被允许长大成人
The girls just came along
女孩们只是随波逐流
The girls were told sing harmonies
女孩们被要求和声唱
The boys could all sing songs
男孩们却能独唱
That's why little girls grew crippled
这就是为何小女孩们变得扭曲
While little boys grew strong
而小男孩们却茁壮成长
Why did the little girls come broken
为什么小女孩们带着伤痕而来
While the little boys came whole
而小男孩们却完好无损
And the little boys were set aflame
小男孩们被点燃了激情
And the girls told to fan the coals
而小女孩们却被要求去扇动火焰
The boys all told to be themselves
男孩们被告知要做自己
The girls were told play the roles
女孩们却被要求扮演角色
That's why little girls came broken
这就是为什么小女孩们带着伤痕而来
While little boys came whole
而小男孩们却完好无损
Why were the little girls all frightened
为什么小女孩们都感到害怕
To be just what they are
仅仅因为做自己
The boys were told to ask themselves
男孩们被鼓励去问自己
How high how far
能飞多高多远
The girls were told to reach the shelves
女孩们被要求去够到架子
While the boys were reaching stars
而男孩们却在追逐星辰
That's why little girls were frightened
这就是为什么小女孩们感到害怕
To be just what they are
仅仅因为做自己
And still they bled for us all
她们仍在为我们所有人流血
As the moon rode the sky
当月亮在天空中穿行
They carried our seed
她们承载着我们的种子
When our need ran high
当我们的需求高涨
They fed all our children
她们喂养我们所有的孩子
In the night as they cried
在黑夜中当孩子们哭泣
Womankind wept
女性在哭泣
As mankind died
而男性在死去
Why were the little girls left hurtin
为何小女孩们总是受伤
When all the boys were done
当所有男孩都已结束
And the girls left in the moonlight
女孩们被留在月光下
When the boys went to meet the sun
男孩们却去迎接阳光
And when the girls were open
当女孩们敞开心扉时
Why had the little boy all won
为何小男孩们总能获胜
That's why little girls were hurtin
这就是小女孩们受伤的原因
When the little boys were done
当小男孩们已经完成
Why did the little girls grow crooked
为何小女孩们变得扭曲
While the little boys grew tall
而小男孩们却茁壮成长
It's maybe because the little boys
也许是因为小男孩们
Didn't ever have to grow up at all
从未真正需要长大