Matthew - John Denver

Had an uncle named matthew
我有一个叔叔叫马修
Was his fathers only boy
他是家中的独子
Born just south of colby kansas
出生在堪萨斯州科尔比的南部地区
Was his mothers pride and joy
他让他的母亲引以为豪
Yes and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
是的，快乐伴他成长
Love was just the way to live and die
爱情只是一种让人死来活去的东西
Gold was just a windy kansas wheatfield
金色是堪萨斯州麦田的颜色
Blue just a kansas summer sky
蓝色是堪萨斯州夏日晴空的颜色
All the stories that he told me
他为我讲述了许多故事
Back when I was just a lad
当我还是个孩子时
All the memories that he gave me
他带给我的所有回忆
All the good times that he had
他拥有的所有美好时光
Growin up a kansas farmboy
让他成为一名出色的堪萨斯州农场男孩
Life was mostly havin fun
生活充满了甜蜜和美好
Ridin on his daddys shoulders
他骑在父亲的肩上
Behind a view beneath the sun
在阳光下成为一道美丽的风景
Yes and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
是的，快乐伴他成长
Love was just the way to live and die
爱情只是一种让人死来活去的东西
Gold was just a windy kansas wheatfield
金色是堪萨斯州麦田的颜色
Blue is just a kansas summer sky
蓝色是堪萨斯州夏日晴空的颜色
Well I guess there were some hard times
哦，我知道会有困难时期
And Im told some years were lean
有些年头收成不好
They had a storm in forty-seven
他们在四七年遭遇了风暴
A twister came and stripped them clean
龙卷风袭来，卷走了一切
He lost the farm and lost his family
他失去了农场，失去了家园
He lost the wheat and lost his home
他失去了粮食，失去了家人
But he found a family bible
但他找到了一本家庭圣经
Faith as solid as a stone
信念坚如磐石
Yes and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
是的，快乐伴他成长
Love was just the way to live and die
爱情只是一种让人死来活去的东西
Gold was just a windy kansas wheatfield
金色是堪萨斯州麦田的颜色
Blue just a kansas summer sky
蓝色是堪萨斯州夏日晴空的颜色
So he came to live at our house
他搬过来住在我家
And he came to work the land
他开始耕种土地
He came to ease my daddys burden
他减轻了我爸爸的负担
And he came to be my friend
他成为了我的朋友
So I wrote this down for matthew
所以，我为马修写了这首歌
And its for him the song is sung
并且为他演唱这首歌
Ridin on his daddys shoulders
他骑在父亲的肩上
Behind a mule beneath the sun
在阳光下成为一道美丽的风景
Yes and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
是的，快乐伴他成长
Love was just the way to live and die
爱情只是一种让人死来活去的东西
Gold was just a windy kansas wheatfield
金色是堪萨斯州麦田的颜色
Blue just a kansas summer sky
蓝色是堪萨斯州夏日晴空的颜色
Yes and joy was just the thing that he was raised on
是的，快乐伴他成长
Love was just the way to live and die
爱情只是一种让人死来活去的东西
Gold was just a windy kansas wheatfield
金色是堪萨斯州麦田的颜色
Blue just a kansas summer sky
蓝色是堪萨斯州夏日晴空的颜色