John Barleycorn (Must Die) - Traffic

John Barleycorn (Must Die) - Traffic (交通乐队)

There were three men came out of the West
从西方来了三个男人
Their fortunes for to try
他们打算碰碰运气
And these three men made a solemn vow:
这三个人庄重起誓
John Barleycorn must die
John Barleycorn必须死
They've ploughed they've sewn
他们耕地播种
They've harrowed him in
他们扔他入坑 帮他耙地
Threw clods at Barleys head
最后把Barleys给埋了
And these three men made a solemn vow
这三个人庄重起誓
John Barleycorn was dead
John Barleycorn必须死
They've let him lie for a very long time
他们让他在地里躺了很长时间
Till the rains from heaven did fall
直到天下起雨
And little Sir John sprung up his head
小个子John先生终于伸出了脑袋
And so amazed them all
这吓了他们一跳
They've let him stand till midsummers day
他们让他活到了仲夏
Till he looked both pale and worn
他看起来垂头丧气脸色发白
And little Sir Johns grown a long long beard
小个子Johns先生长出长长的胡须
And so become a man
变成了一个真正的男人
They've hired men with the scythes so sharp
他们雇了一个男人
To cut him off at the knee
用锋利的镰刀砍断他的双腿
They've rolled him and tied him by the waist
他们把他捆住踢来踢去
Serving him most barbarously
野蛮残忍地对待他
They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks
他们雇了一个男人
Who pricked him to the heart
用干草叉插进他的心脏
And the loader he has served him worse than that
装货的人对他更粗暴
For hes bound him to the cart
直接将他扔进火车
They've wheeled him around and around the field
他们绕着田地运送他
Till they came unto a barn
直到来到牲口棚
And there they made a solemn oath
这三个人庄重起誓
On poor John Barleycorn
这个誓言跟可怜的John Barleycorn有关
They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks
他们雇了一个人
To cut him skin from bone
用酸苹果树的树杈剥下他的皮
And the miller he has served him worse than that
磨坊主对他更糟糕
For his ground him between two stones
他把他放在两块大石头中间研磨
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl
小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗
And his brandy in the glass
以及他玻璃杯里的白兰地
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl
小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗
Proved the strongest man at last
证明了最后谁才是最强壮的人
The huntsman he can't hunt the fox
猎人 他猎捕不到狐狸
Nor so loudly to blow his horn
也不够力气吹响号角
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots
修补匠 没有Barleycorn在
Without a little Barleycorn
他什么东西都修补不了