Ellis Island(LP版) - MARC COHN

Ellis Island (LP版) - MARC COHN
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I was driving down Ninth Avenue
我驱车驶过第九大道
As the sky was getting dark
暮色正渐渐笼罩
Didn't have nothin' else to do
漫无目的无处可往
So I kept on riding to Battery Park
便一路驶向巴特里公园旁
I stepped out in the damp and misty night
踏入潮湿朦胧的夜色
As the fog was rolling in
浓雾正缓缓弥漫
Man said “Last boat leaving tonight
船员说"最后一班船即将启航
Is the boat for Ellis Island”
这是去往埃利斯岛的船吗
As my feet touch solid ground
当双脚踏上坚实的土地
I felt a chill run down my spine
一阵寒意沿着脊背蔓延
I could almost hear the sound
我仿佛仍能听见
Of thousands pushing through the lines
千万人挤过检录线的声响
Mothers and bewildered wives
那些母亲与茫然的妻子们
That sailed across the raging sea
曾穿越汹涌的海洋而来
Others running for their lives
还有人为了活命奔逃
To the land of opportunity
驶向机遇之地
Down on Ellis Island
来到埃利斯岛
“What is this strange paradise ”
"这陌生天堂是何方"
They must've wondered through their cries and moans
他们必在哭喊中彷徨
After all they've sacrificed
历经所有牺牲
Their faith their families friends and homes
信仰 家人 故友与故乡
Then on the separation stairs
在分流的阶梯上
They were counted out or counted in
他们被裁定去留
Frozen while the inspectors stared
在检查员冰冷注视下凝滞
Down on Ellis Island
来到埃利斯岛
Down on Ellis Island
来到埃利斯岛
Me I only stumbled in
而我 只是踉跄闯入
Just to wander around that empty hall
徘徊在这空荡的厅廊
Where someone else's fate had been
他人的命运曾在此处
Decided in no time at all
转瞬间被裁定方向
And cases filled with hats and clothes
皮箱里堆叠着衣帽
And the belongings of those who journeyed far
那些远行者的随身行囊
Their strange reminders I suppose
这些陌生的纪念物 我想
Of where we're from and who we are
诉说着我们的来处与身份
But as the boat pulled off the shore
但当船只驶离岸边
I could see the fog was lifting
我看见雾气正在消散
And lights I'd never seen before
从未见过的光芒
Were shining down on Ellis Island
正洒落在埃利斯岛上
Shining down on Ellis Island
洒落在埃利斯岛上