Joe Hill(Album Version) - Phil Ochs

Joe Hill (Album Version) - Phil Ochs
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Joe Hill come over from Sweden shores
乔·希尔从瑞典远渡重洋而来
Looking for some work to do
只为寻找谋生的工作
And the Statue of Liberty waved him by
自由女神像向他挥手致意
As Joe come a sailing through Joe Hill
当乔扬帆驶过 乔·希尔
As Joe come a sailing through
当乔扬帆驶过
Oh his clothes were coarse and his hopes were high
衣衫褴褛却满怀希望
As he headed for the promised land
朝着应许之地前进
And it took a few weeks on the out-of-work streets
在失业街头徘徊数周后
Before he began to understand
他才渐渐明白生存之道
Before he began to understand
他才渐渐明白生存之道
And Joe got hired by a Bowery bar
乔在鲍厄里酒吧找到工作
Sweeping up the saloon
终日打扫酒馆尘嚣
As his rag would sail over the barroom rail
抹布掠过吧台栏杆时
Sounded like he whistled on a tune
仿佛吹响抗争的曲调
You could almost hear him whistling on a tune
你几乎能听见那旋律在飘摇
And Joe rolled on from job to job
乔辗转于各个工作之间
From the docks to the railroad line
从码头到铁路沿线
And no matter how hungry the hand that wrote
无论执笔的手多么饥寒交迫
In his letters he was always doing fine
信中他总是报喜不报忧
In his letters he was always doing fine
信中他总是报喜不报忧
Oh the years went by like the sun goin' down
岁月如落日般悄然流逝
Slowly turn the page and when Joe
缓缓翻过篇章当乔...
Looked back at the sweat upon his tracks
回望汗水浸透的足迹
He had nothing to show but his age
除却岁月 一无所有
He had nothing to show but his age
除却岁月 一无所有
So he headed out for the California shore
于是他奔向加利福尼亚海岸
There things were just as bad
那里同样艰难
So he joined the industrial workers of the world
便加入了世界产业工人联盟
'Cause the union was the only friend he had
因工会是他唯一的依靠
'Cause the union was the only friend he had
因工会是他唯一的依靠
Now the strikes were bloody and the strikes
那时的罢工染满鲜血
Were black as hard as they were long
黑暗漫长却坚如铁
In the dark of night Joe would stay awake and write
乔在深夜仍奋笔疾书
In the morning he would raise them with a song
清晨用歌声唤醒队伍
In the morning he would raise them with a song
清晨用歌声唤醒队伍
And he wrote his words to the tunes of the day
他将词句谱成时调
To be passed along the union vine
通过工会脉络传唱
And the strikes were led and the songs were spread
罢工浪潮伴着歌声激荡
And Joe Hill was always on the line
乔·希尔始终站在抗争前线
Yes Joe Hill was always on the line
是的 乔·希尔始终站在抗争前线
Now in Salt Lake City a murder was made
盐湖城发生一桩命案
There was hardly a clue to find
几乎找不到任何线索
Oh the proof was poor but the sheriff was sure
证据如此薄弱 但警长却坚信
Joe was the killer of the crime
乔就是这桩罪案的凶手
That Joe was the killer of the crime
他们咬定乔就是这桩罪案的凶手
Joe raised his hands but they shot him down
乔举起双手 却遭枪击倒下
He had nothing but guilt to give
他除却清白 一无所有
It's a doctor I need and they left him to bleed
他需要医生 却被弃之流血
He made it 'cause he had the will to live
他活下来 只因求生意志
Yes he made it 'cause he had the will to live
是的 他活下来 只因求生意志
Then the trial was held in a building of wood
审判在木制法庭进行
And there the killer would be named
凶手之名终将揭晓
And the days weighed more than the cold copper ore
沉重时日 胜过冰冷铜矿
'Cause he feared that he was being framed
因他担忧自己正遭人构陷
'Cause he found out that he was being framed
因他发现自己已成替罪羔羊
Oh strange are the ways of western law
西部律法何其诡谲
Strange are the ways of fate
命运无常令人唏嘘
For the government crawled to the mine owner's call
政府屈从矿主威权
That the judge was appointed by the state
法官皆由州府指派
Yes the judge was appointed by the state
是啊 法官皆由州府指派
Oh Utah justice can be had but not for a union man
犹他州的正义 从不眷顾工会成员
And Joe was warned by summer early morn
乔在夏日清晨收到警告
That there'd be one less singer in the land
这片土地将少一位歌者
There'd be one less singer in the land
这片土地将少一位歌者
Now William Spry was Governor Spry
威廉·斯普莱身为州长
And a life was his to hold
手握生杀大权
On the last appeal fell a governor's tear
最终上诉时 州长落下一滴泪
"May the Lord have mercy on your soul
"愿主怜悯你的灵魂
May the Lord have mercy on your soul"
愿主怜悯你的灵魂"
Even President Wilson held up the day
就连威尔逊总统也曾挺身而出
But even he would fail
但终究无力回天
For nobody heard the soul searching words
无人倾听那发自灵魂的呐喊
Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail
盐湖城监狱里孤独的灵魂
Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail
盐湖城监狱里孤独的灵魂
For 36 years he lived out his days
三十六载春秋他默默坚守
And he more than played his part
远不止尽己所能
For his songs that he made he was carefully paid
他倾注心血谱写战歌
With a rifle bullet buried in his heart
一颗步枪子弹深埋在他胸膛
With a rifle bullet buried in his heart
一颗步枪子弹深埋在他胸膛
Yes they lined Joe Hill up against the wall
他们将乔·希尔押上刑场
Blindfold over his eyes
用黑布蒙住他双眼
It's the life of a rebel that he chose to live
这是他选择的叛逆人生
It's the death of a rebel that he died
这是他注定的壮烈结局
It's the death of a rebel that he died
这是他注定的壮烈结局
Now some say Joe was guilty as charged
有人说乔确实罪有应得
And some say he wasn't even there
也有人说他根本不在现场
And I guess nobody will ever know
我想真相永远无人知晓
'Cause the court records all disappeared
因为法庭记录早已湮没
'Cause the court records all disappeared
因为法庭记录早已湮没
Say wherever you go in this fair land in every union hall
在这片土地的每个工会大厅
In the dusty dark these words are marked
尘封的黑暗中铭刻着
In between all the cracks upon the wall
墙缝间斑驳的字句
In between all the cracks upon the wall
墙缝间斑驳的字句
It's the very last line that Joe Will wrote
是乔·希尔最后的笔迹
When he knew that his days were through
当他知道生命将尽时
Boys this is my last and final will
兄弟们 这是我最后的遗嘱
Good luck to all of you good luck to all of you
愿你们都有好运 愿你们都有好运