A Voice In The Dark - Elvis Costello

A Voice In The Dark - Elvis Costello (埃尔维斯 科斯特洛)
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Written by：Elvis Costello

You can read right through a book of matches
纵使翻阅万卷火柴书
But that won't make you smart
智慧也不会凭空而来
You can laugh in the face of watches
你尽可对时钟嗤之以鼻
But time will only break your heart
时光终将令你心碎
Kings reign beneath umbrellas
君王在伞下统治四方
Hide pennies down in cellars
将铜板深藏地窖之中
And money pours down and yet
金钱如雨倾泻而下
Not everyone gets soaking wet
却非人人都被淋透
When bores and bullies conspire
当乏味之徒与霸凌者暗中勾结
To stamp out your spark
妄图掐灭你心中火花
Listen for a voice in the dark
请聆听黑暗中的那个声音
Not a moment too soon as we blue the moon
正当我们为月亮染上忧郁
And a wolf begins to howl in tune
狼嚎开始与之共鸣
I announced for all mankind a boon
我为全人类宣告福音降临
Stand aside you big baboon
闪开吧 你这愚蠢的狒狒
Now I'm the a prize invention girl
如今我已是获奖发明少女
You're the image of yourself
你就是真实的自己
Forget your cares
忘却烦忧吧
Your disapproving stares
放下那些苛责的目光
I'm not here to try to jump your borders
我并非要逾越你的界限
Just ask your nieces and daughters
不妨问问你的侄女和女儿们
I'm flat as sole I'm happy as a clam
我像鞋底般踏实 像蛤蜊般快乐
But you don't know the kind of man I am
但你并不了解真实的我
Little fish swimming in a jealous shoal
小鱼儿游弋在嫉妒的鱼群中
Now my net is overflowing
此刻我的罗网已满载收获
And I suddenly seem to be all seeing and all knowing
恍然间我竟能洞悉万物
I've got something right there
我掌握着某些真谛
You might want to hear
或许你愿侧耳倾听
I have no fear lend a hand lend an ear
无所畏惧 伸出援手 静心聆听
If your rent money is in arrears
若你正为房租所困
We'll be striking up a symphony bandstand
我们将奏响露天乐队的交响乐章
Long of hair and loose of tooth
长发飘扬 豁达笑对
There'll be pirouettes and startling handstands
会有旋转跳跃 惊艳倒立
And who but acrobats know how to tell the truth
唯有杂技演员懂得诉说真理
When all is said that then redundant
当一切言语都显得多余
They gallivant in peg leg pants
他们穿着灯笼裤欢快嬉戏
I'll be your servant
我愿做你的仆从
You'll be my pal
你成为我的挚友
And I'll be faithful you know I shall
我将永远忠诚 此心不移
There's no fool like an old fool
老糊涂最是可笑
Who blames it all upon his youth
总把过错推给年少
When times are tough and you find you're down
当困境降临 你坠入低谷
Without a star to wish upon
连许愿的星光都消逝
Listen for a voice in the dark
请聆听黑暗中的那个声音
I was striking through a box of matches
我划亮整盒火柴
Hoping that one would spark
期盼其中一支能燃起希望
I heard somebody calling to me
恍惚听见有人在呼唤我
A voice in the dark
黑暗中的呼唤
The sound both wild and gentle
狂野又温柔的声响
Daring and confidential
勇敢而私密的低语
I thought there was music playing
我原以为有乐声流淌
But it was all and only talk
却只是无尽的空谈
When liars and bullies conspire to stamp out your spark
当欺瞒与霸凌企图掐灭你的光芒
Fill up that empty space in your heart
就用希望填满心底的荒凉
Listen up when the herald says hark
当号角响起时 请侧耳倾听
Believe in a voice in the dark
要相信黑暗中传来的声音