The River - Kyla La Grange

The River - Kyla La Grange

When I was 10 years old I always needed to be told
当我十岁的时候 总是被告知
That I should not be frightened by the fact that we grow old
长大后就不再恐惧现实
But as the days slipped by I felt the pressing need to cry
但日子总在重压之下流走
And I quickly understood exactly why they'd had to lie
才明白他们为什么撒谎
In the daylight I could cope because the sun seemed full of hope
在阳光带来的希望之下 我还可以勉强对付白天
I laughed enough for two grown men and learnt I could tell jokes
笑够了成人 自己也学会了开玩笑
But sadness has a subtle face and then it came to gloat
但悲伤却在幸灾乐祸中隐现
We heard about the girl and boy hung by their skipping rope
男女因感情羁绊在一起
Isn't it too hard to conceive
这岂不是很难想像
Doesn't it bring you to your knees
难道没有带来过失望吗
And all I want to do
我只想
Is to float with the river so free
随着河流自由漂泊
Now fear is not a gentle thing although it has no fists
恐惧总是与你对峙 即便它没有拳头
It crawls down from your thoughts and ties you by your skinny wrists
它占据你的思想 缚住你孱弱的身躯
Death will take your lips from you so that you cannot kiss
死亡夺走你的朱唇 让你不能亲吻
But fear will leave you screaming out for all the love you'll miss
恐惧则让你嘶喊出心中所爱
And I had a friend who thought he knew exactly where he stood
我有一个朋友 自认为知道他在哪
A place in heaven's safe for him as long as he did good
只要表现很好 便获得如天堂般的安宁
But life and love ran through his veins and opened up his mind
但生活与爱穿透他的血脉 扯碎他的思绪
Now he's got his gun but a new terror sings at night
他拿起武器 新的恐惧却悄然升起
Isn't it too hard to conceive
难以想像
Doesn't it bring you to your knees
他带来的失望
And all I want to do is to float with the river so free
而我只想随河流自由漂泊
And Larkin is the master in this poetry of fear
拉金是写恐怖诗词的大师
But he could never capture what cried darkly in his ears
却从未捕获音乐深处的哀痛
And he would understand that though I wrote these words to sing
他能理解我的歌唱
These petty verses cannot hope to tell you anything
这些小诗韵不会让你明白什么
Isn't it too hard to conceive
难以想像
Doesn't it bring you to your knees
他带来的失望
And all I want to do is to float with the river so free
而我只想随河流自由漂泊
So everyday I'll stop these thoughts before they'll take a hold
我想停止这些想法并掌控他们
Lying in my bed pretending that I won't grow old
赖在床上 假装永远不会长大
And maybe when I'm 84 I'll sit and sing this song
等我老去 我仍会哼唱这首歌
Just hope that if I do then this fear is dead and gone
只希望那时恐惧已远去
Isn't it too hard to conceive
难以想像
Doesn't it bring you to your knees
他带来的失望
And all I want to do is to float with the river so free
而我只想随河流自由漂泊
Isn't it too hard to conceive
难以想像
Doesn't it bring you to your knees
他带来的失望
And all I want to do is to float with the river so free
而我只想随河流自由漂泊
Is to float with the river so free
随河流自由漂泊
Is to float with the river so free
随河流自由漂泊