Why Do Little Girls - Harry Chapin

Why Do Little Girls - Harry Chapin
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Why did the little girls grow crooked
为何小女孩们长成了扭曲模样
While the little boys grow tall
而小男孩们却挺拔昂扬
The boys were taught to tumble
男孩们被教会跌倒后爬起
The girls told not to fall
女孩们只被告诫不许踉跄
The girls answered the telephone
女孩们守在电话旁等待
The boys answered the call
男孩们直接奔赴远方
That's why little girls grew crooked
所以小女孩们长成了扭曲模样
While the little boys grew tall
而小男孩们始终挺拔昂扬
Why did the little girls grow crippled
为何女孩们成长得扭曲残缺
While the little boys grow strong
而男孩们却茁壮挺拔
The boys allowed to come of age
男孩被允许长大成人
The girls just came along
女孩只是随波逐流
The girls were told sing harmonies
女孩们被要求和声轻唱
The boys could all sing songs
男孩们却能放声高歌
That's why little girls grew crippled
所以女孩们变得残缺不全
While little boys grew strong
而男孩们日益强壮
Why did the little girls come broken
为何小女孩们生来就伤痕累累
While the little boys came whole
而小男孩们却完整无缺
And the little boys were set aflame
男孩们被点燃激情之火
And the girls told to fan the coals
女孩们只配为他人扇风助燃
The boys all told to be themselves
男孩们被鼓励做真实的自己
The girls were told play the roles
女孩们被要求扮演既定角色
That's why little girls came broken
这就是为什么小女孩们支离破碎
While little boys came whole
而小男孩们始终完整无缺
Why were the little girls all frightened
为何小女孩们都战战兢兢
To be just what they are
不敢做真实的自己
The boys were told to ask themselves
男孩们被教导要扪心自问
How high how far
能飞多高多远
The girls were told to reach the shelves
女孩们只被要求够到橱柜
While the boys were reaching stars
而男孩们却要摘星揽月
That's why little girls were frightened
这就是为什么小女孩们
To be just what they are
不敢做真实的自己
And still they bled for us all
她们仍在为所有人流血牺牲
As the moon rode the sky
当月亮高悬夜空
They carried our seed
她们孕育我们的后代
When our need ran high
在我们最需要的时刻
They fed all our children
她们哺育所有孩童
In the night as they cried
在深夜哭喊时分
Womankind wept
女性在啜泣
As mankind died
而男性在消亡
Why were the little girls left hurtin
为何小女孩们独自承受伤痛
When all the boys were done
当男孩们早已功成名就
And the girls left in the moonlight
女孩们被遗弃在月光下
When the boys went to meet the sun
男孩们却去追逐朝阳
And when the girls were open
当女孩们敞开心扉时
Why had the little boy all won
为何小男孩总能赢得一切
That's why little girls were hurtin
这就是小女孩受伤的原因
When the little boys were done
当小男孩们志得意满之时
Why did the little girls grow crooked
为何小女孩们长成了扭曲模样
While the little boys grew tall
而小男孩们始终挺拔昂扬
It's maybe because the little boys
或许只因为小男孩们
Didn't ever have to grow up at all
永远不必真正长大