At Seventeen - Regine Velasquez

At Seventeen - Regine Velasquez (黎晶)
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen
十七岁那年 我明白了真相
That love was meant for beauty queens
爱情只属于那些选美皇后
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
和那些笑容明媚的高中女生
Who married young and then retired
她们早早结婚 然后隐退
The valentines I never knew
那些我从未收到的情人节卡片
The Friday night charades of youth
青春周五夜晚的猜谜游戏
Were spent on those more beautiful
都给了那些更美丽的人
At seventeen I learned the truth
十七岁那年 我明白了真相
And those of us with ravaged faces
而我们这些面容憔悴的人
Lacking in the social graces
缺乏社交的优雅
Desperately remained at home
只能绝望地待在家中
Inventing lovers on the phone
在电话里虚构恋人
Who called to say come dance with me
他们邀我共舞
And murmured vague obscenities
低语着暧昧的话语
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
十七岁的真相并非表面那般美好
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
一个穿着旧衣服的棕眼女孩
Whose name I never could pronounce
那些我永远念不对的名字
Said pity please the ones who serve
说怜悯该给卑微的侍从
They only get what they deserve
他们只得应得的苦痛
And the rich relationed hometown queen
而那位显赫的镇花
Marries into what she needs
嫁给了她需要的牢笼
With a guarantee of company
用陪伴作担保
And haven for the elderly
成为养老院的囚徒
Remember those who win the game
记住那些赢家的面孔
Lose the love they sought to gain
失去了他们曾追寻的爱恋
In debentures of quality
在优质债券的幻象里
And dubious integrity
与可疑的诚信交易
Their small town eyes will gape at you
小镇居民将对你瞠目结舌
In dull surprise when payments due
当账单到期时的迟钝惊讶
Exceed accounts received
远超实际收入
At seventeen
十七岁那年
To those of us who knew the pain
对我们这些尝过痛苦的人
Of valentines that never came
那些从未收到的情人节卡片
And those whose names were never called
那些从未被呼唤的名字
When choosing sides for basketball
在篮球分队时的落寞
It was long ago and far away
那是很久以前的遥远往事
The world was younger than today
那时的世界比现在年轻
When dreams were all they gave for free
当梦想是唯一免费的馈赠
To ugly duckling girls like me
给予像我这样的丑小鸭
We all play the game and when we dare
我们都在这场游戏中冒险
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
独自玩着单人纸牌游戏自欺欺人
Inventing lovers on the phone
在电话里虚构恋人
Repeating other lives unknown
重复着陌生人的生活轨迹
That call to say come dance with me
电话那头邀我共舞
And murmur vague obscenities
含糊地说着暧昧话语
At ugly girls like me at seventeen
对着像我这样十七岁的丑女孩