Misery Is The River Of The World - Tom Waits

Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
The higher that the monkey can climb
猴子索攀愈高
The more he shows his tail
尾巴暴露愈多
Call no man happy 'til he dies
一个人幸福与否，盖棺方可定论
There's no milk at the bottom of the pail
桶底没有了残留的牛奶
God builds a church
上帝建立了教堂
The devil builds a chapel
魔鬼也建立了教堂
Like the thistles that are growing
正如环绕树木躯干
'Round the trunk of a tree
疯狂生长的荆棘一样
All the good in the world
世间一切美好事物
You can put inside a thimble
你可以给它们套上针箍
And still have room for you and me
只需留出你我的空间
If there's one thing you can say
如果关于人类
About Mankind
你有话发表
There's nothing kind about man
其实人类毫无友善可言
You can drive out nature with a pitch fork
你可以用音叉震慑自然，将其驱逐
But it always comes roaring back again
可它终会重返
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
The higher that the monkey can climb
猴子索攀愈高
The more he shows his tail
尾巴暴露愈多
Call no man happy 'til he dies
一个人幸福与否，盖棺方可定论
There's no milk at the bottom of the pail
桶底没有了残留的牛奶
God builds a church
上帝建立了教堂
Like the thistles that are growing
正如疯狂生长的荆棘一般
All the good in the world
世间一切美好事物
You can put inside a thimble
你可以给它们套上针箍
And still have room for you and me
仍能有你我存在的空间
About Mankind
关于人类
There's nothing kind about man
他们毫无友善可言
You can drive out nature with a pitch fork
你可以用音叉震慑自然，将其驱逐
But it always comes roaring back again
可它终会重返
For want of a bird
因为一只鸟儿的需求
The sky was lost
蓝天不再有
For want of a nail
因为一颗钉子的需求
A shoe was lost
鞋子不再有
For want of a life
因为一条生命的需求
The knife was lost
刀子不再有
For want of a toy
因为一个玩具的需求
A child was lost
孩童不再有
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Everybody Row Everybody Row
人人争吵，事事纠纷
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Misery's the River of the World
苦难是世界的河流
Everybody Row Everybody Row
人人争吵，事事纠纷