Our Song - Joe Henry

Our Song - Joe Henry
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
I saw Willie Mays
我看见了威利·梅斯
At a Scottsdale home depot
在斯科茨代尔的家得宝
Looking at garage door springs
他正在看车库门弹簧
At the far end of the fourteenth row
在第十四排的尽头
His wife stood there beside him
他的妻子站在他身旁
She was quiet and they both were proud
她安静而他们俩都感到自豪
I gave them room but was close enough
我给了他们空间但离得足够近
That I heard him when he said out loud
我听见他大声说道
This was my country
这是我的国家
This was my song
这是我的歌
Somewhere in the middle there
在某个中间地带
Though it started badly and it's ending wrong
虽然开始糟糕，结局也不尽如人意
This was my country
这是我的国家
This frightful and this angry land
这片令人恐惧又愤怒的土地
But it's my right if the worst of it might
但即使是最糟糕的部分，我也有权利去面对
Still somehow make me a better man
仍以某种方式让我成为更好的人
The sun is unforgiving and
阳光无情地照耀着
There's nobody who would choose this town
没有人会选择这个小镇
But we've squandered so much of our good will
但我们已挥霍了太多善意
That there's nowhere else will have us now
如今无处愿意接纳我们
We push in line at the picture show
我们在电影院排队
For cool air and a chance to see
只为凉爽的空气和机会
A vision of ourselves portrayed as
看到自己形象的描绘
Younger and braver and humble and free
年轻、勇敢、谦逊且自由
This was our country
这是我们的国家
This was our song
这是我们的歌
Somewhere in the middle there
在某个中间地带
Though it started badly and it's ending wrong
虽然开始糟糕，结局也不尽如人意
This was our country
这是我们的国家
This frightful and this angry land
这片令人恐惧又愤怒的土地
But it's my right if the worst of it might
但即使是最糟糕的部分，我也有权利去面对
Still somehow make me a better man
仍以某种方式让我成为更好的人
I've started something I can't finish
我开始了一些无法完成的事情
And I barely leave the house it's true
我几乎不出门，这是真的
I keep her out on my sores and joints
我把她留在我的伤痛和关节上
But I've guess I've had my blessings too
但我想我也得到了我的祝福
I've got my mother's pretty feet
我继承了我母亲的美丽双脚
And a factory keeps my house in shade
一座工厂为我的房子遮荫
My children they've both been paroled
我的孩子们都已经假释出狱
And we get back all the peace we've made
我们找回了所有曾经创造的和平
I feel safe so far from heaven
我感到安全，远离天堂
From towers and their ocean views
远离那些高塔和它们的海景
From here I see the future coming
从这里我看到了未来的到来
Across what soon will be beaches too
穿越即将成为海滩的地方
But that was him I'm almost sure
但那确实是他，我几乎可以肯定
The greatest center fielder of all time
史上最伟大的中外野手
Stooped by the burden of endless dreams
被无尽的梦想压弯了腰
His and yours and mine
他的，你的，还有我的
He hooked each spring beneath his feet
他脚下踩着每个弹簧
He leaned over then he stood upright
他弯下腰，然后直起身
Testing each against his weight
测试每个弹簧的承重
For one that had some play and some fight
寻找一个有弹性且坚韧的
He's just like us I want to tell him
我想告诉他，他就像我们一样
And our needs are small enough
我们的需求并不大
Something to slow our heavy door
只是想要让沉重的门慢一些
Something to help us raise one up
有些东西能助我们振作起来
This was my country
这是我的国家
This was my song
这是我的歌
Somewhere in the middle there
在某个中间地带
Though it started badly and it's ending wrong
虽然开始糟糕，结局也不尽如人意
This was god's country
这是上帝的国家
This frightful and this angry land
这片令人恐惧又愤怒的土地
But if it's his will the worst of it might
但若是他的旨意，最坏的情况或许
Still somehow make me a better man
仍以某种方式让我成为更好的人
If it's his will the worst of it might
如果这是他的意愿，最坏的情况或许
Still somehow make me a better man
仍以某种方式让我成为更好的人