This Old Town - Nanci Griffith

This Old Town - Nanci Griffith

This old town should've burned down in 1929
这座旧城本该在1929年被焚毁
That's when we stood in line
那时的我们排着长队
Waiting for our soup
等候着领取我们的汤
Swallowing our pride
而我们早已放下了自尊和骄傲
And This old town should've burn down in 1931
这座旧城本该在1931年被焚毁
When the rain refused to come
那时雨水迟迟不肯降落
Air filled up our bellies dust filled up our lungs
唯有空气充斥着我们的胃 而灰尘占据着我们的肺
And we thought our time had come
我们还以为我们大限将至
And This old town was built by hand
这座旧城曾是我们亲手堆砌
In the dust bowl of the motherland
置身于故土的尘暴区
There must be rock beneath this sand
这片瓦砾沙土下一定会有巨石
Oh I'll be damned this town still stands
我将会成为地狱的幽灵 而这座老城会依然矗立
This old town should've burned down in 1944
这座旧城本该在1944年被焚毁
When the last men went to war
当最后一人奔赴战场
They came back different
如果厮杀战场的他们都能回归故里
If they came back at all
这里将不复从前模样
This old town should've burned down in 1956
这座旧城本该在1956年被焚毁
That's when the twister hit
那时这里正遭受龙卷风袭击
And all our hopes were buried
我们所有的希望都没掩埋
Beneath the boards and bricks
掩埋于那片断壁残垣下
And we almost called it quits
我们几乎都快要绝望
This old town was built by hand
这座旧城曾是我们亲手堆砌
In the dust bowl of the motherland
置身于故土的尘暴区
There must be rock beneath this sand
这片瓦砾沙土下一定会有巨石
Oh I'll be damned this town still stands
我将会成为地狱的幽灵 而这座老城会依然矗立
Somewhere in the distance
远处的某个地方
The city lights do shine
城市灯火绚烂
The sidewalks gleam with neon dreams
人行道闪烁着霓虹般光亮的梦
That call from time to time
那光芒始终如一
When my children's children
当我孩子的孩子
Ask me why didn't I go
问我为何不选择离去
They say the heart of any town
他们会说任何一座城的心
Is the people that you've known
是你铭记于心的人们
They'll always call you home
他们会永远唤你回家
This old town was built by hand
这座旧城曾是我们亲手堆砌
In the dust bowl of the motherland
置身于故土的尘暴区
There must be rock beneath this sand
这片瓦砾沙土下一定会有巨石
Oh I'll be damned this town still stands
我将会成为地狱的幽灵 而这座老城会依然矗立