In The Years That Followed... - Chris De Burgh

In The Years That Followed... - Chris De Burgh
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In the years that followed
岁月流转间
John would marry
约翰终迎娶
His childhood sweetheart
青梅竹马的恋人
Grace and they called
格蕾丝 他们为
Their firstborn son Elzevir
长子取名埃尔泽维尔
Fortune smiled on them
命运眷顾这对眷侣
For on his deathbed
因珠宝商人临终时
The jewel merchant
在病榻前忏悔
Aldobrand begged forgiveness
阿尔多布兰德祈求宽恕
For having stolen the diamond
为他曾偷窃钻石的罪过
And in his will
并在遗嘱中
Left great wealth to one John Trenchard
将巨额财富留给约翰·特伦查德
Of Moonfleet Village Dorset
多塞特郡月溪村人
Whom he had so grievously wronged
他曾深深伤害过的人
It is said that in his final hours
据说在临终时刻
Aldobrand would cry out in terror
阿尔多布兰德会惊恐地呼喊
Speaking of a large man
说起那个魁梧的男人
With a coppery face
长着古铜色的脸庞
And a huge black beard
蓄着浓密的黑胡须
Who stood at the window mocking
站在窗边嘲弄的模样
John and Grace touched not one penny
约翰与格蕾丝分文未动
Of the money
那笔钱财
But laid it out in good works
全用于慈善事业
Renewing the church
修缮破旧的教堂
Creating a hospital
创办一所医院
And building a lighthouse
建造一座灯塔
A welcome beacon
温暖的指引
To generations of sailors
为世代航海者照亮归途
From time to time
时常
John would return to the seashore
约翰会回到那片海岸
Where the final words of the friends
救赎者最后的嘱托
Who had saved him echoed in his heart
在他心中久久回荡
And he loved it best
他最爱这般光景
When the waves were lashed to madness
当怒浪在秋风中癫狂
In an Autumn gale
肆虐成暴烈的模样
Thanking God he was not fighting
感恩上帝未让他
For his life in the roar of the surf
在惊涛骇浪中挣扎求生
For no other man before
古往今来再无人
Or since was taken alive
能从月湾生还
From Moonfleet Bay
活着离开那片海域