The Little Lady Preacher - Tom T. Hall

The Little Lady Preacher - Tom T. Hall
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Oh, the little lady preacher
哦 那位娇小的女传教士
From the limestone church
来自石灰岩教堂
I'll never forget her, I guess
我想我永远难忘怀
She preached each Sunday mornin'
每个周日清晨
On the local radio
她都在地方电台布道
With a big black Bible
捧着厚重的黑色圣经
And a snow-white dress
身着雪白长裙
She was nineteen years of age
那年她才十九芳华
And was developed to a fault
她执着得近乎偏执
But I will admit she knew the Bible well
但我必须承认她熟谙圣经
A little white lace hanky marked the text
一方白蕾丝手帕标记着经文
That she would use
那是她惯用的
She'd breathe into that microphone
她对着麦克风轻吐气息
And send us all to hell
却让我们如坠地狱
She had a guitar picker
她有位吉他手相伴
By the name of Luther Short
名叫卢瑟·肖特
A hairy-legged soul, lost out in sin
一个迷失在罪中的灵魂
She would turn and smile at Luther
她总是对卢瑟回眸微笑
When the program would commence
当节目开始的时候
With a voice as sweet as angels
她的声音如天使般甜美
She would break out in a hymn
她会突然唱起圣歌
I was pickin' for her too with
我也为她伴奏
What we call the doghouse bass
用我们称为"狗屋贝斯"的乐器
I clung to every word that passed her lips
她说的每句话我都深信不疑
She was down on booze and cigarettes
她厌恶酒精与烟草
And high on days to come
却对未来满怀热望
And she'd punctuate the prophecy
每当预言神的旨意时
With movements of her hips
她总不经意摆动腰肢
The Lord, knows how I loved her,
上帝知晓我多爱她
He was there each time she preached
每次布道祂都在场
But ol' Luther took her home each Sunday morn'
但老路德每周日清晨送她回家
Lookin' back I still recall the way
回首往事仍清晰记得
It hurt my tender pride
这伤了我脆弱的自尊
I longed to be a hero
我曾渴望成为英雄
But they're made not born
但英雄是后天造就的
Sometimes ol' Luther showed up
有时老路德会醉醺醺地
At the studio half-tight
出现在录音棚里
And smokin' was a thing he liked to do
吞云吐雾是他的嗜好
She never said a word to him
她对他只字未提
But said a prayer for me
却为我默默祈祷
I told her in a way that
我以某种方式告诉她
I'd been prayin' for her too
我也一直在为她祈祷
One Sunday her old man showed up
某个周日她父亲突然出现
And said that she was gone
说她已远走他乡
Said she and brother Luther had a call
说她和路德兄弟接到了神的召唤
I can see me standin' in
我仍清晰记得那天
That studio that day
独自站在录音室里的模样
I had to face the heartbreak,
不得不直面这心碎时刻
Unemployment and all
失业与种种困境
I don't know where they are,
我不知他们去向何方
'Cause I ain't seen them people since
自那以后 再未相见
Lord, if I judge 'em let me
主啊 若要我评判他们
Give 'em lots o' room
请容我宽以待之
I know ol' Luther Short
我深知老路德·肖特
And he's a hard ol' boy to change
是个固执难改的老家伙
And I've often sat and wondered
我时常静坐沉思
Who it was converted whom
究竟是谁感化了谁