When I Paint My Masterpiece(Demo) - Bob Dylan

When I Paint My Masterpiece (Demo) - Bob Dylan

Oh the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
罗马的街上都是废墟
Ancient footprints are everywhere
古老的足迹无处不在
You can almost think that you're seein' double
你甚至可以认为，那是你所见的两倍
On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs
在寒冷黑暗的夜晚，在西班牙式的楼梯
Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
要快点回到酒店的房间
Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece
我在那里和波提切利的侄女有个约会
She promised that she'd be right there with me
她承诺她会和我在那里约会
When I paint my masterpiece
当我在画我的杰作
Oh the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum
哦，我在岩石后面待了几个小时
Dodging lions and wastin' time
躲避狮子和浪费时间
Oh those mighty kings of the jungle I could hardly stand to see 'em
哦，那些强大的森林之王，我实在不想看到它们
Yes it sure has been a long hard climb
是的，这是一次漫长又艰难的攀登
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
火车轮贯穿我的记忆
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese
当我到达山顶的时候，我看到了一群大雁
Someday everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
总有一天，一切都会很顺利，就像一首狂想曲
When I paint my masterpiece
当我在画我的杰作
Sailin' 'round the world in a dirty gondola
在一条肮脏的小船上航行世界
Oh to be back in the land of Coca-Cola
哦，回到了有可口可乐的陆地上！
I left Rome and landed in Brussels
我离开罗马，抵达布鲁塞尔
On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried
飞机太过颠簸让我差点哭出来
Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin' muscles
牧师穿着制服，年轻的女孩在拉筋
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside
当我走进去，每个人都在迎接我
Newspapermen eating candy
记者在吃糖果
Had to be held down by big police
警察在这里维持秩序
Someday everything is gonna be diff'rent
总有一天，一切都会不一样的
When I paint my masterpiece
当我在画我的杰作