Salute To A Switchblade - Tom T. Hall

Salute To A Switchblade - Tom T.Hall
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Me and Yates an army buddy o'mine
我和战友耶茨在军中结伴
Were doin' three years in Germany at the time
那时正在德国服役三年整
We came upon these Frauleins in the bar
酒吧邂逅几位德国姑娘
Yates said, "Darf isch zee be-gleit-en?", they said "Ya"
耶茨问"可否同坐" 她们说"好"
And 'Darf isch zee be-gleit-en means?', 'Can we sit with you all?'
"Darf isch zee be-gleit-en"意为"我们能坐这儿吗"
Oh we must have drunk ten quarts of German beer
我们灌下十夸脱德国啤酒
My conscience and my sinuses were clear
醉得神志清醒鼻腔通透
I asked that Fraulein if she was a spy
我问那位姑娘 你可是间谍
She said, "Nein but do bis ain bissel high"
她说"不是 只是有点微醺"
A condition not uncommon to the American soldier
这种状态美军士兵司空见惯
Well, later on I went to be excused
后来我起身暂离片刻
When I returned I was a bit confused
回来时却陷入困惑
Yates and his Fraulein had hit the air
叶茨和他姑娘已经不见踪影
Another guy was sittin' in my chair
另个男人坐在我的位置
A young soldier whom we shall get to know better
这位年轻士兵 我们很快会熟悉起来
I said, "Excuse me mister that's my seat
我说"先生抱歉 这是我的座位"
I'd like to have it back sir if you please
"请您让一让 我想坐回原位"
That girl's a nurse and I've been awful sick"
"那位是护士 我病得不轻"
The man looked up at me and said, "Mox-nix"
那人抬头说"Mox-nix"(德语:无所谓)
Which means that he was not overly concerned with my health
表明他毫不在意我的身体状况
Next thing I knew he had a switchblade knife
转眼间他竟亮出弹簧刀
Oh Lord, I didn't know that Fraulein was his wife
天啊 我哪知道那位女士是他妻子
I took off through that Gasthaus like a fool
我像个傻子般冲出酒馆
Behind me I heard the crashing stools
身后传来吧凳翻倒的巨响
As the police would say, he was in hot pursuit
用警察的话说 他正穷追不舍
Well, the waitress yelled there's MPs on the way
女侍应高喊宪兵队快到了
That's one more reason I didn't want to stay
这又给了我一个逃离的理由
As I went out the window somethin' went switch
翻窗时突然传来扳机声响
And I giggled all the way home knowin' he missed
窃笑着回家 庆幸他射偏了
At the time it seemed like a laughing matter
当时只觉得是场荒唐闹剧
But next morning my coat was lyin' there on the bunk
直到清晨发现外套遗落床铺
And when I saw that coat it made me jump
当我看见那件外套 顿时心惊肉跳
That man had cut my coat right down the back
那人竟将我的外套后背划开一道
A little bit more and they'd been playin' me taps
再深一寸 他们就要为我奏响丧钟
And knowin' the sad nature of that song I would decline it
深知那哀曲的意味 我宁愿拒绝聆听
Well, later on I heard that guy got stabbed
后来听说那家伙被人捅伤
They sent him home and didn't that make me glad
被遣送回国 这消息让我心花怒放
On love and marriage I want to say one thing
关于爱情与婚姻 容我说句真言
Oh lady, if you're married wear that ring
已婚的女士啊 请戴上你的婚戒
And the army has a new policy if you can't move it, paint it
军队新规：挪不动就给它刷漆
If it has a switchblade knife, salute it
若遇弹簧刀 记得行军礼
Not necessarily an incident one would want to write mother about
这般遭遇不足为外人道
Germany being full of good soldiers and good people
德意志不缺铁血将士与良民