I Used to Be a Country Singer(Album Version) - Gordon Lightfoot

I Used to Be a Country Singer - Gordon Lightfoot
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I was sittin' in my hotel room strummin' my old guitar
我坐在酒店房间里 拨弄着我的旧吉他
Not much to do when you're far away playin' some smokey bar
在远离家乡的烟雾缭绕的酒吧里 没什么可做
I was feelin' a little empty and feelin' a little blue
我感到有些空虚 也有些忧郁
When the maid came in and asked me if she could do my room
这时清洁女工进来 问我是否可以打扫房间
I put down my old guitar and she gave me a smile
我放下我的旧吉他 她对我微微一笑
She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look but she had a friendly style
她的声音沙哑 带着酒徒的神情 但她的态度很友好
She dusted my room and made my bed and she talked of days gone by
她打扫房间 整理床铺 并聊起了过去的日子
She spoke of when she wooed the men a tear came to her eye
她谈起当年追求男人时 眼中泛起泪光
And she said
她说道
I used to be a country singer
我曾是一位乡村歌手
I could sing a mean patsy cline
我能唱出帕齐·克莱恩的韵味
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
我丈夫能像威尔夫·卡特那样约德尔唱
Kitty wells was a real good friend of mine
基蒂·韦尔斯曾是我的挚友
She told me that her husband died and her son was overseas
她告诉我她的丈夫已逝 儿子远在海外
I could tell by her eyes and her broken smile
从她的眼神和破碎的微笑中 我能感受到她的悲伤
She was lonely just like me
她和我一样孤独
She asked me if I'd listen to a tape of when she was young
她问我是否愿意听她年轻时的录音
She said I can't sing now I forgot the words
她说我现在唱不了，歌词都忘了
And my voice is almost gone
我的声音也几乎消失了
And she said
她说道
I used to be a country singer
我曾是一位乡村歌手
I could sing a mean patsy cline
我能唱出帕齐·克莱恩的韵味
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
我丈夫能像威尔夫·卡特那样约德尔唱
Kitty wells was a real good friend of mine
基蒂·韦尔斯曾是我的挚友
Oh I cried inside but I couldn't tell
我内心哭泣却无法言说
If it was for her or for me
不知是为她还是为我自己
So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song in two part harmony
于是我拿起吉他，我们唱起歌，和声悠扬
Ever since that day when I'm feelin' down and I can't find a happy tune
从那天起，每当我感到低落，找不到快乐的旋律
I just think if that maid and the feeling she gave
我就会想起那位清洁女工和她带来的感觉
When she came to clean my room
当她来打扫我的房间时
And she said
她说道
I used to be a country singer
我曾是一位乡村歌手
I could sing a mean patsy cline
我能唱出帕齐·克莱恩的韵味
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
我丈夫能像威尔夫·卡特那样约德尔唱
Kitty wells was a real good friend of mine
基蒂·韦尔斯曾是我的挚友
I used to be a country singer
我曾是一位乡村歌手
I could sing a mean patsy cline
我能唱出帕齐·克莱恩的韵味
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
我丈夫能像威尔夫·卡特那样约德尔唱
Kitty wells was a real good friend of mine
基蒂·韦尔斯曾是我的挚友
Kitty wells was a real good friend of mine
基蒂·韦尔斯曾是我的挚友