The Dutchman - Celtic Thunder

The Dutchman's not the kind of man
荷兰人不是这种人
To keep his thumb jammed in the dam
会让自己陷入麻烦
That holds his dreams in
麻烦阻止了他的梦想
But that's a secret that only Margaret knows
但是这是只有margaret知道的秘密
When Amsterdam is golden in the morning
当清晨的阿姆斯特丹金光闪耀
Margaret brings him breakfast
Margaret带着他的早餐
She believes him
她相信他
He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow
他想着郁金香在雪下盛开了
He's mad as he can be but Margaret only sees that sometimes
他尽可能发疯 但是Margaret只是有时才能看到
Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes
有时她看着自己没出生的孩子
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
我们一起去海岸
Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee
那儿的墙比Zuider Zee还高
Long ago I used to be a young man
很久以前 我很年轻
But dear Margaret remembers that for me
但是Margaret为我记住了
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes
荷兰人一直在烧木鞋
His cap and coat are patched with the love
他的帽子和衣服都是用爱打的补丁
That Margaret sewed there
Margaret在那缝
Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam
有时他想他仍然在Rotterdam.
He watches the tug-boats down canals
他看着船只在河道停留下来
And calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain
就大声叫它们 当他想着他认识船长
Till Margaret comes
直到Margaret来了
To take him home again
再次带他回家
Through unforgiving streets that trip him though she holds his arm
尽管无情的街道绊倒他 尽管她抱住他
Sometimes he thinks he's alone and he calls her name
有时他还是感觉孤独 他呼喊她的名字
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
我们一起去海岸
Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee
那儿的墙比Zuider Zee还高
Long ago I used to be a young man
很久以前 我很年轻
But dear Margaret remembers that for me
但是Margaret为我记住了
The windmills whirl the winter in
风车在冷风里转动
She winds his muffler tighter
她把他的围巾绑紧了
And they sit in the kitchen
他们坐在厨房
Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew
喝着茶和威士忌酒
He sees her for a moment calls her name
他看了她一会叫喊她的名字
She makes his bed up singing some old love song
她给他铺好床唱了些古老的爱情歌
She learned it when the tune was very new
当曲调变新时她就学
He hums a line or two they hum together in the dark
他哼哼一两句 在黑暗中他们一起哼唱
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out
荷兰人睡着了 Margaret吹灭了蜡烛
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
我们一起去海岸
Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee
那儿的墙比Zuider Zee还高
Long ago I used to be a young man
很久以前 我很年轻
But dear Margaret remembers that for me
但是Margaret为我记住了