To Beat the Devil - Kris Kristofferson

To Beat the Devil (击败魔鬼) - Kris Kristofferson (克里斯·克里斯托佛森)

Voice: It was winter time in Nashville down on music city row
这是纳什维尔的冬天 沿着这音乐之乡漫步
And I was looking for a place to get myself out of the cold to warm
我在寻找一个温暖的地方 想暖暖身子
The frozen feeling that was eating at my soul and keep the chilly
严寒不断侵袭着我的灵魂 我浑身发抖
Wind off my guitar; my thirsty wanted whiskey my hungry needed
风拂过我的吉他 我口渴了想喝威士忌 我饿了
Beans; but it'd been a month of pay days since I'd heard that eagle
想吃黄豆 但是离发薪日已一个月了 自我听到鹰的呼啸算起
Scream; so with a stomach full of empty and pocket full of dreams
满肚子的空虚 满口袋的梦想
I left my pride and stepped inside a bar actually I guess you'd
我丢开我的自尊 我走进一个酒吧
Call it a tavern Cigarette smoke to the ceiling and sawdust on the
我猜你会叫酒馆 烟尘弥漫到了天花板 木屑洒落
Floor
在地上
Friendly shadows I saw that there was just one old man sitting
亲切的影子 我看见一个老人
At the bar; and in the mirror I could see him checking me with my
坐在酒吧里 通过镜子 我可以看见 他正打量着我的
Guitar; he turned and said "come up here boy and show us what you
吉他 他转过身说 过来吧 小伙子 给我们看看你有什么
Are" I said "I'm dry" and he bought me a beer He nodded at my
我说 我快干死了 他为我买了一瓶啤酒 他打量着我的吉他
Guitar and said "It's a tough life ain't it " I just looked at him
说 生活很艰辛吧 我只是看着他
And he said "You ain't making any money are you " I said "You've
他说 你没赚多少钱 是吧 我说
Been reading my mail" He just smiled and said "Let me see that
你已经知道我的情况 他只是笑笑 说 让我看看那把吉他
Guitar: I got something you ought to hear" Then he laid
我知道一些你该听听的事
It on me
然后他对我说
If you waste your time a-talking to the people who don't listen
如果你浪费你的时间 跟那些根本不听你说的人谈论
To the things that you are saying who do you think's going to hear
你认为谁会听呢
And if you should die explaining how the things that they complain about
如果你要死去 解释着他们抱怨的一切都是怎么回事
Are things they could be changing who d'you think's goin' to care
一切都会变 你认为谁会在乎
There were other lonely singers in a world turned deaf and blind who
世界上也有其他又聋又瞎的孤独歌手
Were crucified for what they tried to show
因为一些他们努力展示的东西而被钉在十字架上
And their voices have been scattered by the swirling winds of time
他们的声音已随着时间慢慢消散
'Cause the truth remains that no-one wants to know
因为留下了没人想知道的事实
Voice: Well the old man was a stranger but I'd heard his song before;
这个老人是个陌生人 但是我曾听过他的歌
Back when failure had me locked out on the wrong side of the door; when
失败曾把我带入歧途
No-one stood behind me but my shadow on the floor and lonesome was more
没人在我身后支持我 只有那寂寞的影子陪伴
Than a state of mind You see the devil haunts a hungry man; if you
寂寞不仅仅是一种心态 魔鬼也在寻找着内心饥渴的人
Don't want to join him you've got to beat him I ain't sayin' I beat the
如果你不想像他 那就必须打败他 我不是说我要打败魔鬼
Devil but I drank his beer for nothing and then I stole his song
但是 我喝了他的啤酒 然后偷了他的歌曲
And you still can hear me singing to the people who don't listen
你仍然能听到我在唱歌给那些不愿听的人
To the things that I am saying praying someone's going to hear;
祈祷有人会真正用心听
And I guess I'll die explaining how the things that they complain about
我想我会死去 我会解释他们所抱怨的一切是怎么回事
Are things they could be changing hoping someone's goin' to care
一切都会变 我希望有人会在乎
I was born a lonely singer and I'm bound to die the same
我生来就是一个孤独的歌手 我也会孤独地死去
But I've got to feed the hunger in my soul;
但是 我不会让我的灵魂挨饿
And if I never have a nickel I won't ever die of shame
如果我身无分文 我不会羞愧
'Cause I don't believe that no-one wants to know
因为 我相信根本没人关心这个