Ballad Of A Thin Man(Live at the ABC Theatre， Edinburgh， UK - May 1966) - Bob Dylan

Ballad Of A Thin Man

You walk into the room
你走进房间
With your pencil in your hand
手里拿着铅笔
You see somebody naked
你看见一个赤身裸体的人
And you say Who is that man
你说那人是谁
You try so hard
你百思
But you don't understand
不得其解的是
Just what you'll say
该说些什么
When you get home
当你回到家里
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
You raise up your head
你抬起头
And you ask Is this where it is
你问 这是在哪儿
And somebody points to you and says
有人指着你对你说
It's his
是他的
And you say What's mine
你说 什么是我的
And somebody else says Where what is
另外一个人说 什么是在哪
And you say Oh my God
你说 我的上帝
Am I here all alone
这儿就我一人吗
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
You hand in your ticket
你递上门票
And you go watch the geek
去看滑稽表演
Who immediately walks up to you
就立刻走到你跟前
When he hears you speak
是谁一听见你说话
And says How does it feel
对你说 感觉如何
To be such a freak
成为一个变态
And you say Impossible
你说 不可能
As he hands you a bone
在他递给你一根骨头的时候
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
You have many contacts
你与伐木工人
Among the lumberjacks
来往密切
To get you facts
为了认清你的现实
When someone attacks your imagination
当有人责难你的想象力
But nobody has any respect
但是没有丝毫尊重
Anyway they already expect you
不管怎样他们都期待你
To just give a check
捐赠一张支票
To tax-deductible charity organizations
给免税慈善组织
You've been with the professors
你曾跟教授们在一起
And they've all liked your looks
并且他们都喜欢你的外表
With great lawyers you have
你们和那些大律师
Discussed lepers and crooks
讨论那些受蔑视的人和骗子
You've been through all of
你已经看完了全部的
F Scott Fitzgerald's books
斯科特 菲兹杰拉德的书
You're very well read
你饱读诗书
It's well known
这一点众所周知
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
Well the sword swallower he comes up to you
那个吞剑者 他向你走来
And then he kneels
然后他跪下
He crosses himself
把自己洞穿
And then he clicks his high heels
他的高跟鞋哒哒地响
And without further notice
没有另行通告
He asks you how it feels
他问你感觉怎样
And he says Here is your throat back
并且说道 这是你的咽喉
Thanks for the loan
感谢你的贷款
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
Now you see this one-eyed midget
现在你看这个独眼侏儒
Shouting the word NOW
大叫着 现在
And you say For what reason
你说 为什么理由
And he says How
他说 怎样
And you say What does this mean
你又说 这是什么意思
And he screams back You're a cow
他尖叫着回答 你是头奶牛
Give me some milk
给我些牛奶
Or else go home
或别的什么
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生
Well you walk into the room
你走进房间
Like a camel and then you frown
像只骆驼 然后你皱起眉头
You put your eyes in your pocket
你把你的眼睛放进口袋
And your nose on the ground
把你的鼻子放在地上
There ought to be a law
这里应该有一条法律
Against you comin' around
反对你的到来
You should be made
你应该被确保
To wear earphones
戴上耳
Because something is happening here
因为这里有些事正在发生
But you don't know what it is
但你不知道是什么
Do you Mister Jones
是这样吗 琼斯先生