The Afterlife - Paul Simon

After I died and the make up had dried
在我死后化妆品都变干了
I went back to my place
我回到我的住处
No moon that night but a heavenly light shone on my face
那天晚上没有月亮但是天堂般的光芒洒在我的脸上
Still I thought it was odd
我依然觉得很奇怪
There was no sign of God just to usher me in
没有任何迹象表明上帝会为我指引方向
Then a voice from above
突然有个声音从天上传来
Sugar coated with love said "Let us begin"
涂满爱的糖衣说让我们开始吧
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
OK a new kid in school
好吧新来的学生
Got to follow the rule you got to learn the routine
必须遵守规则你必须学习常规
Woah there's a girl over there
那边有个女孩
With the sunshiny hair like a homecomin' queen
一头秀发就像回家的女王
I said "Hey what you say
我说嘿你说什么
It's a glorious day by the way how long you been dead "
这是美好的一天顺便说一句你死了多久了
Maybe you maybe me maybe baby makes three
也许你也许我也许宝贝三个人
But she just shook her head
可她只是摇摇头
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
Buddha and Moses and all the noses from narrow to flat
佛陀和摩西的鼻子从窄到扁
Had to stand in the line
不得不排队等候
Just to glimpse the divine what you think about that
只为瞥见神圣的一面你对此有何看法
Well it seems like our fate to suffer and wait for the knowledge we seek
似乎我们的命运就是忍受煎熬等待我们寻求的知识
It's all His design no one cuts in the line
一切都是上帝的安排没有人插队
No one here likes a sneak
这里没人喜欢鬼鬼祟祟的人
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
You got to fill out a form first
你得先填个表
And then you wait in the line
然后你排队等候
After you climb
在你攀登高峰之后
Up the ladder of time the Lord God is here
在时间的阶梯上上帝就在这里
Face to face in the vastness of space
在浩瀚的太空中面对面
Your words disappear
你的话语消失不见
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love
你感觉就像在爱的海洋里游泳
And the current is strong
水流湍急
But all that remains
但剩下的一切
When you try to explain is a fragment of song
当你试图解释这不过是一首歌的片段
Lord is it Be-Bop-A-Lula or Ooh-Poppa-Do
上帝啊是我的宝贝还是我的爸爸
Lord Be-Bop-A-Lula or Ooh-Poppa-Do
上帝啊无论是我还是我
Be-Bop-A-Lula
宝贝你好吗