The Carpenter - Guy Clark

The Carpenter - Guy Clark
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Let us now praise a carpenter
让我们赞美这位木匠
And the things that he made
和他所创造的一切
And the way that he lived
以及他生活的方式
By the tools of his trade
以他谋生的工具为伴
I can still hear his hammer
我仍能听见他的锤声
Singing ten penny time
敲打着十便士的韵律
Working by the hour till the day he died
按小时工作直到生命尽头
He was tough as a crowbar
他坚韧如撬棍般刚强
As a quick as a chisel
迅捷如凿
Fair as a plane and true as a level
平整如刨 精准如水平仪
He was straight as a chalkline
笔直如墨线
And right as a rule
端正如尺规
Square with the world he
与世界和谐相处
Took good care of his tools
他悉心呵护他的工具
Oh he worked his hands in wood
他一生与木为伴
From the crib to the coffing
从摇篮到棺木
With a care and a love
怀着专注与热爱
And you don't see too often
这般匠心已难寻
He built boats out of wood
他用木材造舟船
Big boats working in a shipyard
在船厂打造巨型船舶
Mansions on the hill and a
山间豪宅与后院
Birdhouse in the backyard
精巧鸟屋皆成真
He was tough as a crowbar
他坚韧如撬棍般刚强
He was quick as a chisel
迅捷似凿刀
Fair as a plane true as a level
如刨刀般公正 如水平仪般精准
He was straight as a chalkline
笔直如墨线
And right as a rule
端正如尺规
Square with the world he
与世界和谐相处
Took good care of his tools
他悉心呵护他的工具
He said anything that's worth
他说凡是值得
Cuttin' down a tree for
挥斧伐木之事
Is worth doin' right don't the
都值得全力以赴
Lord love a two by four
上帝眷顾这方寸木料
They asked him how to do some
人们请教他技艺诀窍
He'd say just like Noah built the ark
他说要像诺亚造方舟那般
You got to hold your mouth right
必须全神贯注
Son and never miss your mark
孩子 永远别偏离准绳
To be tough as a crowbar
要如撬棍般坚韧不拔
To be quick as a chisel
要似凿子般迅捷精准
Fair as a plane true as a level
如刨刀般公正 如水平仪般精准
He was straight as a chalkline
笔直如墨线
And right as a rule
端正如尺规
Square with the world he
与世界和谐相处
Took good care of his tools
他悉心呵护他的工具
He was tough as a crowbar
他坚韧如撬棍般刚强
Quick as a chisel
迅捷如凿子
Fair as a plane true as a level
公正若刨刀 精准如水平仪
He was straight as a chalkline
笔直如墨线
And right as a rule
端正如尺规
Square with the world
方正对天地
He took good care of his tools
他珍视手中器具