Acadian Driftwood - The Band

Acadian Driftwood - The Band

The war was over and the spirit was broken
战争结束 人心破碎
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew
军队撤退之时 山上硝烟未散
We stood on the cliffs
我们站在悬崖边
Oh and watched the ships
看着大小战船
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous
缓缓沉入水底
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken
他们签下条约 我们的家园被夺去
Loved ones forsaken
深爱的人被抛弃
They didn't give a damn
他们毫不在乎
Try'n' to raise a family
只想好好养家
End up the enemy
结果反目成仇
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham
都是因为亚伯拉罕平原上的那一战
Acadian driftwood
阿卡迪亚人如同浮木
Gypsy tail wind
就像吉普赛人一样随风漂流
They call my home the land of snow
他们把我的家乡称为雪域
Canadian cold front movin' in
加拿大寒流不断逼近
What a way to ride
真该离开了
Oh what a way to go
真的该走了
Then some returned to the motherland
后来有些人回到了故乡
The high command had them cast away
最高指挥部把他们流放
And some stayed on to finish what they started
有些人坚守着 完成未竟的使命
They never parted
他们从未分离
They're just built that way
他们生来如此
We had kin livin' south of the border
我们有亲人住在边境以南
They're a little older and they've been around
他们老了一点 他们一直在那里
They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better
他们写了一封信 说生活好多了
So pull up your stakes children and come on down
所以动身吧 孩子们 到我们这里来
Acadian driftwood
阿卡迪亚人如同浮木
Gypsy tail wind
就像吉普赛人一样随风漂流
They call my home the land of snow
他们把我的家乡称为雪域
Canadian cold front movin' in
加拿大寒流不断逼近
What a way to ride
真该离开了
Oh what a way to go
真的该走了
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat
零下十五度 天气威胁着我们的生活
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone
我的衣服湿漉漉
Been out ice fishing too much repetition
每天在户外冰钓 重复这样的生活
Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known
让人想要离开这唯一的家
Sailed out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre
乘船离开海湾 前往St. Pierre
Nothin' to declare
一无所有
All we had was gone
我们拥有的一切都不复存在
Broke down along the coast
船舶故障 滞留海边
But what hurt the most
但最痛苦的是
When the people there said
那里的人都说
You better keep movin' on
你们最好继续前进
Acadian driftwood
阿卡迪亚人如同浮木
Gypsy tail wind
就像吉普赛人一样随风漂流
They call my home the land of snow
他们把我的家乡称为雪域
Canadian cold front movin' in
加拿大寒流不断逼近
What a way to ride
真该离开了
Oh what a way to go
真的该走了
Everlasting summer filled with ill content
漫长的夏天 心中充满不安
This government had us walkin' in chains
他们让我们戴着镣铐前进
This isn't my turf
这不是我的地盘
This ain't my season
这不是我的时代
Can't think of one good reason to remain
想不出一个合适的理由留在这里
We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans
我们在甘蔗田里干活 农场在新奥尔良蔓延开来
It was ever green up until the floods
农场一片繁荣 结果洪水来袭
You could call it an omen
你可以说这是一种凶兆
Points ya where you're goin'
为你指明前行的方向
Set my compass north
我的指南针指向北方
I got winter in my blood
冬天已经渗入我的血液
Acadian driftwood
阿卡迪亚人如同浮木
Gypsy tail wind
如同吉普赛人一样随风漂流
They call my home the land of snow
他们把我的家乡称为雪域
Canadian cold front movin' in
加拿大寒流不断逼近
What a way to ride
真该离开了
Ah what a way to go
真的该走了
Sais tu acadie j'ai le mal do pays
你知道吗 阿卡迪亚 我思乡成疾
Ta neige acadie fait des larmes au soleil
一想到那漫天大雪 我就热泪盈眶
J'arrive acadie teedle um teedle um teedle oo
我要回到阿卡迪亚
J'arrive acadie teedle um teedle um teedle oo
我要回到阿卡迪亚
J'arrive acadie teedle um teedle um teedle oo
我要回到阿卡迪亚
J'arrive acadie teedle um teedle um teedle oo
我要回到阿卡迪亚
J'arrive acadie
我要回到阿卡迪亚