Man in Black(Live at Channel DR-TV， Copenhagen， Denmark - September 1971) - Johnny Cash

Man in Black (Live at Channel DR-TV, Copenhagen, Denmark - September 1971) - Johnny Cash

Well you wonder why I always dress in black
为什么我总是穿黑色衣服
Why you never see bright colors on my back
为什么你从未在我身上见过明亮的色彩
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
而为什么我的神情总是很忧郁
Well there's a reason for the things that I have on
以下是我这样做的理由
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
我穿黑衣为那些穷苦人和落魄的人
Livin' in the hopeless hungry side of town
他们挣扎在绝望和饥饿边缘
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
那些囚犯因自己的罪受到惩罚
But is there because he's a victim of the times
然而因为他们是这个时代的牺牲品
I wear the black for those who never read
我穿黑衣为那些从未读过
Or listened to the words that jesus said
或听过**的话语
About the way to happiness through love and charity
关于通往幸福的道路穿过爱和慈善
Why you'd think he's talking straight to you and me
为什么你会认为他正对你我真诚的诉说
Well we're doin' mighty fine I do suppose
我想我们做得很好
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
在我们的闪闪发亮的轿车上和奇装异服上
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
但正因如此是我们想起那些退缩在背后的人
Up front there ought 'a be a man in black
在前面有义务有一个穿黑色衣服的人
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
我穿黑衣为病人和孤独的老人
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
为那些鲁莽的人困难将他们留在寒冷中
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been
我穿黑衣为哀悼 那些生命可能
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
我们每周失去的成百的好青年
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
我穿黑衣为成千已死去的人
Believen' that the lord was on their side
相信上帝会站在他们一边
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
我穿黑衣为另一百万已死去的人
Believen' that we all were on their side
相信我们都会站在他们一边
Well there's things that never will be right I know
有一件事永远不会正确
And things need changin' everywhere you go
它们需要改变当你去到不同地方
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
但直到我们开始做出改变去使一些事物变得公正
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
不然你将永远看不到我穿白色衣服
Ah I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
我喜欢每天穿的五彩缤纷
And tell the world that everything's ok
然后告诉世界一切都好
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
但我将尝试褪去一点身上的黑暗
'Till things are brighter I'm the man in black
直到这个世界更加明亮 我是一个穿黑色衣服的男人