Bring My Flowers Now - Tanya Tucker

So I said, "Listen, I got..."
……然后我说：“嘿，我想到……”
And I said, uh, somethin' about, uh
我说，可以写一些关于
Goin' to somebody's funeral or something.
参加某人的葬礼或者别的什么
She... I said, "Man," I said, I said, "
于是我说，我是这么说的：
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living"
“趁我还没死，现在为我献花吧”
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
现在向我献花，趁我弥留之际
I won't need your love when I'm gone
死去的我不再需要你的爱
Don't spend time, tears, or money
切勿将时间、眼泪、金钱虚掷
On my old breathless body
在我衰老，没有呼吸的躯壳上
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on
如果这些花中含着你的心意，请呈给我吧
All the miles cast a long shadow
走过的路上只投下一条狭长的影子
I'd take a couple back if I could
可以的话 我多想往回走一小段
I'd have learned to play guitar
我希望当初我学会了吉他
Tell my daddy more I loved him
多对父亲说我爱他
But I believe, for the most part, I done good
但我相信，绝大多数的时候，我没留遗憾
There's always sunrise and rainbows and babies
每天都有朝阳，彩虹，新生的婴儿
And the little things I cherish on my way
以及我珍视的人生旅途上的点滴
Even though one day
即使终有一天
They'll bury me and Jesse Ray
人们会埋葬我和Jesse Ray
I just know we're gonna ride again someday
但我知道我们还有一起出去兜风的时候
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
现在向我献花，趁我仍在世间弥留
I won't need your love when I'm gone
死去的我不再需要你的爱
Don't spend time, tears, or money
切勿将时间、眼泪、金钱虚掷
On my ol' breathless body
在我衰老，没有呼吸的躯壳上
Well, if your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on
如果这些花中含着你的心意，请呈给我吧
The days are long, but the years are lightning
一天的时光总是无处打发，一年的时光却是奔驰如电
They're bright and they will never strike again
它们总是光辉夺目，熄灭后就再也不见
I wish I'd been a better friend
我多希望自己是个更好的朋友
A better daughter to my mother
多希望自己能当个更好的女儿
There's no going back when your back's against the wind
当你逆风而行，身后已经没有退路
So if you got love, then you're sittin' on a gold mine
你若得到了他人的爱，就等于得到了一座金矿
And you can't take it with you when you go
离去之时，你无法带走分毫
So don't wait to help your sister
所以不要等待 去帮你的姐姐分担家务
Forgive your brother and your neighbor
宽容你的弟弟和邻居
We all think we've got the time until we don't
我们总觉得手头的时间还很宽绰，大限到来才幡然醒悟
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
现在向我献花，趁我弥留之际
I won't need your love when I'm gone
死去的我可不需要你的爱
Don't spend time, tears, or money
切勿将时间、眼泪、金钱虚掷
On my old breathless body
在我衰老，没有呼吸的躯壳上
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on
如果花中包含着你的心意，请呈给我吧
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on
如果花中包含着你的心意，请呈给我吧
编辑于2019/11/22更新