Better Days - Dianne Reeves

Better Days - Dianne Reeves (黛安·瑞芙)

Silver gray hair
银灰色的头发
Neatly combed in place
梳得整整齐齐
There were four generations
四世同堂
Of love on her face
她的脸上带着爱意
She was so wise
她是如此聪慧
No surprise passed her eyes
她的眼中没有惊奇
She's seen it all
她看得十分透彻
I was a child oh
我是一个小孩
About three or four
大约三四岁
All day I'd ask questions
我一整天都在问问题
At night I'd ask more
在夜晚 我有更多的问题
But whenever she never
但是无论何时 她从未
Would ever turn me away
显出不耐烦
No no oh woah
从未
I'd say how can I be sure
我想说 我如何能够分清
What is right or wrong
是非黑白
And why does
为何
What I want
我渴望的东西
Always take so long
需要经历许久
Please tell me
请告诉我
Where does God live
上帝在哪里
And why won't
又为何他不愿意
He talk to me
和我对话
I'd say Grandma
我问外婆
What is love
什么是爱
Will I ever find out
我是否有天会明白
Why are we so poor
为何我们如此贫穷
What is life about
生活是为了什么
I wanna know the answers
我想要知道这些答案
Before I fall off to sleep
在我睡着之前
Woah ho woah ho

She saw the smile
她看到我的笑容
As she tucked me in
在她为我掖被子的时候
Then she pulled up that
然后她再次停下那个
Old rockin' chair once again
古老的摇椅
But tonight she was
然而今晚
Slightly remarkably
不知怎的
Different somehow
她有些 相当不一样
Slowly she rocked
她缓缓地摇着
Lookin' half asleep
看起来昏昏欲睡
Grandma yawned
外婆她打了个哈欠
As she stretched
当她伸懒腰的时候
Then she started to speak
她开始对我说话
What she told me
她对我说的话
Would mould me and hold me
深深地影响我 将我紧紧拥抱
Together inside
一起在心底
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

She said all the things you ask
她说 你问的所有问题
You will know someday
有一天你终将明白
But you have got to live
但是你需要
In a patient way
静心等待
God put us here by fate
上帝有心让我们来到这世上
And by fate that means
而有心意味着
Better days
美好的日子在前方
She said child we are all
她说 孩子 我们都是
Moons in the dark of night
夜空中的明月
Ain't no mornings gonna come
若非时刻正确
Till the time is right
黎明不会来临
Can't get no better days lest
只有跨越黑夜
You make it through the night
才能拥有美好的日子
You gotta make it
你要
Through the night
穿越黑暗
Yes you do
是的 你会
You can't get to no
你无法拥有
Better days
美好的日子
Unless you make it
除非你跨越
Through the night
黑夜
Oh ho you will see
你将会看到
Those better days
那些美好的日子
But you gotta be patient
但是你需要耐心等待
Be patient oh baby
耐心点 宝贝
Be patient
耐心点
Later that year at
那一年年末
The turn of spring
春天到来之际
Heaven sent angels down
天堂降下天使
And gave Grandma her wings
赐给外婆翅膀
Now she's flyin'
如今她展翅飞翔
And slidin' and glidin'
畅快滑行
In better days
在更好的日子
And although
尽管
I'm all grown up
我已经完全长大
I still get confused
我仍感困惑
I stumble through the dark
我在黑暗中蹒跚前行
Getting bumped and bruised
满身伤痕
When night gets in my way
当黑夜挡住了我的脚步
I could still hear
我仍能听见
My Grandma say
我的外婆在说话
I can hear her say
我能够听到她说
I can hear her sayin'
我能够听到她在说
You can't get to no
你无法拥有
Better days
美好的日子
Unless you make it
除非你跨越
Through the night (baby)
黑暗 宝贝
Oh ho you will see
你将会看到
Those better days
那些美好的日子
But you gotta be patient
但是你需要耐心等待
Child do you hear me yeah
孩子 你能听到我的声音吗
Well well well well well
是的
You can't get to no no
你无法拥有
Better days
美好的日子
Unless you make it
除非你能够跨越
You got to make it
你需要跨越
You got to make it
你需要跨越
You got to make it
你需要跨越
Through the night
黑夜
Oh Grandma oh Grandma
外婆
Do you see me now lady
你现在看到我了吗 女士
Oh oh oh oh oh Oh