Work - Lou Reed

Work - Lou Reed (娄.里德)/John Cale
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Andy was a catholic
安迪是个虔诚的天主教徒
The ethic ran through his bones
信仰的戒律刻进他骨髓
He lived alone with his mother
与母亲相依为命的日子里
Collecting gossip and toys
收集流言与玩具度光阴
Every Sunday when he went to church
每逢周日去教堂做礼拜
He'd kneel in his pew and say
跪在长凳上虔诚低语
It's work
工作
All that matters is work
唯有工作才是生命真谛
He was a lot of things
他曾是多重身份的集合
What I remember most he'd say
最难忘他常挂在嘴边的话
I've got to bring home the bacon
我必须挣回养家的面包
Someone's got to bring home the roast
总得有人端回餐桌的盛宴
He'd get to the factory early
他总是早早抵达工厂
If you'd ask him he'd tell you straight out
若你询问 他会直言不讳
It's work
工作
No matter what I did it never seemed enough
无论我如何努力 似乎永远不够
He said I was lazy I said I was young
他说我懒惰 我说我还年轻
He said how many songs did you write
他问我写了多少首歌
I'd written zero I'd lied and said ten
其实一首没有 却谎称十首
You won't be young forever
青春不会永驻
You should have written fifteen
你本该写出十五首
It's work
工作
You ought to make things big
你应当成就伟业
People like it that way
世人偏爱如此
And the songs with the dirty words
那些带着粗口的歌谣
Make sure your record them that way
你务必原汁原味地录下来
Andy liked to stir up trouble
安迪总爱惹是生非
He was funny that way
他就有这种恶趣味
He said it's just work
他说这不过是份工作
Andy sat down to talk one day
有天安迪坐下来谈心
He said decide what you want
他说想清楚你要什么
Do you want to expand your parameters
是否要突破自我界限
Or play museums like some dilettante
或是像业余爱好者般逛博物馆
I fired him on the spot
我当场解雇了他
He got red and called me a rat
他涨红了脸骂我是叛徒
It was the worst word that he could think of
那是他能想到最恶毒的词
And I've never seen him like that
我从未见过他如此失态
It's work
工作
I thought he said it's just work
我以为他说这只是工作
Andy said a lot of things
安迪说过许多话
I stored them all away in my head
我都牢牢记在心上
Sometimes when I can't decide what I should do
每当迷茫不知抉择时
I think what would Andy have said
总想着安迪会怎么讲
He'd probably say you think too much
他大概会说你想得太多
That's 'cause there's work that you don't want to do
不过是不愿面对该做的活
It's work
工作
The most important thing is work
最重要的是工作
It's work
工作
The most important thing is work
最重要的是工作