Hard Times In New York Town(Demo - 1961) - Bob Dylan

Hard Times In New York Town (Demo - 1961) - Bob Dylan

Come you ladies and you gentlemen a-listen to my song
女士们先生们 过来听我唱歌
Sing it to you right but you might think its wrong
我唱得正确 但你认为它是错的
Just a little glimpse of a story Ill tell
就小小瞥一眼我给你讲的故事
Bout an east coast city that you all know well
和你了解的东海岸城市来个较量
Its hard times in the city
这会很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
Old new york city is a friendly old town
老纽约城市是个友好的老镇
From washington heights to harlem on down
从华盛顿的高度到贫民窟的低度
Theres a-mighty many people all millin all around
很多威猛的人在各处制粉
They'll kick you when you're up and knock you when you're down
当你荣耀时他们对你阿谀奉承 当你潦倒时他们无情诋毁你
Its hard times in the city
这会很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
Its a mighty long ways from the golden gate
从金门海峡到洛克菲勒广场
To rockefeller plaza n the empire state
有很长的距离
Mister rockefeller sets up as high as a bird
rockefeller先生把大厦建造得很高
Old mister empire never says a word
老empire先生没说一句话
Its hard times from the country
这会很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
Well its up in the mornin tryin to fins a job of work
早上早起准备找个工作
Stand in one place till your feet begin to hurt
站在一个地方直到你脚开始疼
If you go a lot o money you can make yourself merry
如果你有很多钱你可以使自己愉快
If you only got a nickel its the staten island ferry
如果你没有很多钱 那会很痛苦
And its hard times in the city
城市生活很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
Mister hudson come a-sailin down the stream
hudson先生从下游航行过来
And old mister minuet paid for his dream
老mister先生用舞步为他的梦想买单
Bought your city on a one-way track
把你从单向航道带入城市
F I had my way Id sell it right back
如果我用我的方法 我会立即卖掉它
And its hard times in the city
城市生活很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
Ill take all the smog in cal-i-for-ne-ay
我要带走加利福尼亚所有的烟雾
N every bit of dust in the oklahoma plains
俄克拉荷马州平原的每粒尘土
N the dirt in the caves of the rocky mountain mines
落基山脉洞穴中的污垢
Its all much cleaner than the new york kind
那样它会比纽约更干净
And its hard times in the city
城市生活很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住
So all you newsy people spread the news around
所以多新闻的人们 到处传播新闻
You cn listen to m story listen to m song
你可以听我的故事 听我的歌
You cn step on my name you cn try n get me beat
你可以践踏我的名字 你可以打我
When I leave new york Ill be standin on my feet
当我离开纽约 我会独立站起来
And its hard times in the city
城市生活很痛苦
Livin down in new york town
在纽约城市居住