The Island Where I Come from - Laurie Anderson

Let me tell you a story about Kokovoko
让我来告诉你一个关于Kokovoko的故事
The island where I come from
我就是来自这个岛屿
The beaches are littered with rotten coconuts
沙滩上散落着腐烂的椰子
And there are pieces of old skulls lying all around
沙滩上还有一具从前的头骨散落在那里
Jewels and sand and rising water
珠宝 沙子 潮汐
Visions I've seen and cries I've heard
我看过这些景色 听过这些哭喊
I can't put these things into words
我无法用语言来描述它们
Might as well put some beans
不妨放一些豆子在里面
In a hollow gourd and shake it shake it
在中空的葫芦中摇晃
I've floated on an icecap with a white polar bear
我和一只白色的北极熊漂浮在冰盖上
I've floated up and down the golden stairs
我在金色的楼梯上下漂浮
I've seen whales and caught in sails all twiskeetwee
我看见鲸鱼被扬着帆的渔船捕捞
But me I don't say much
而我 我不会多说什么
Jewels and sand and rising water
珠宝 沙子 潮汐
Visions I've seen and cries I've heard
我看过这些景色 听过这些哭喊
I can't put these things into words
我无法用语言来描述它们
Might as well put some beans
不妨放一些豆子在里面
In a hollow gourd
在中空的葫芦中
There are lots of people who talk just to hear the sound
这儿有很多人都说他们听到过这样的声音
The sound the sound of their own voices
那是他们自己的声音
But take an empty shell and put it up to your ear
取一个空的贝壳然后把它放在你的耳旁
You can hear the ocean rumbling around in there
你可以听见海浪在你耳边翻腾
Ooo the greasy wheel it goes round
油腻的轮子在不停地翻滚着
The humming of the breeze it makes a whishing
微风发出呼呼的声音
And whirring sound
呼呼作响
The sudden silence when the burning sun goes down
日落时寂静的片刻
Jewels and sand and rising water
珠宝 沙子 潮汐
Visions I've seen and cries I've heard
我看过这些景色 听过这些哭喊
I can't put these things into words
我无法用语言来描述它们
Might as well put some beans
不妨放一些豆子在里面
In a hollow gourd and shake it shake it
在中空的葫芦中摇晃