Bluesman(LP版) - Harry Chapin

Bluesman (LP版) - Harry Chapin
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The kid heard the word up in Brooklyn
布鲁克林传来蓝调传说
It was his second year of medical school
医学院二年级的少年
He went and stashed some jeans into his guitar case
将牛仔裤塞进琴匣深处
His father said You're a fool
父亲怒斥他荒唐糊涂
But the boy jumped on board a Greyhound bus
少年跳上灰狗长途巴士
It took him two days to get to Mobile
两昼夜颠簸至莫比尔
And though it took two weeks to track the old man down
虽寻访老者耗去半月
He never doubted that the rumor was real
他始终坚信传说非虚
But there the old man stood by the store front
但那位老人仍伫立在店铺门前
With his white cane hanging from his belt
白色拐杖悬在腰间晃荡
And he was bending the steel of his guitar strings
他正拨弄着钢弦吉他
So it seemed like the metal had to melt
琴弦震颤似要熔断
He was the last of the street corner singers
他是最后一位街角歌者
Paying his final years of dues
偿还着岁月最后的代价
The voice in his throat was like a bullfrog croak
沙哑嗓音如牛蛙低鸣
Yes it's he who invented the blues
没错 正是他创造了蓝调
To play the blues boy you got to live 'em
要唱蓝调 孩子 你得先活出它的滋味
Got your dues boy you know you got to give 'em
付出代价 孩子 你知道必须倾尽所有
Got to start sweet like a slow blues rhythm
从温柔开始 像慢板蓝调的韵律
Like a heartbeat you'll always be with 'em
如心跳般 你将永远与它同在
When you're married to the blues boy
当你与蓝调结为连理
Your guitar is your wife
你的吉他便是你的妻子
It's like that fine old woman
就像那位优雅的老妇人
Who you're faithful to for life
值得你用一生去忠诚守护
Well the kid walked up as the blind man finished
当盲眼老人刚结束演奏
And was bent to put his guitar away
正弯腰收起他的吉他
The old man heard him and said Who are you
老人听见声响问你是谁
I'm the kid you're gonna teach to play
我是来向您学琴的年轻人
The old man laughed but the kid kept talking 'bout
老人大笑但少年仍坚持说着
How he'd help him get around
要帮他解决生活困难
That's when the old man said
这时老人开口道
I don't need no fool to get me where in the hell I'm bound
我不需要蠢货指引我的方向
The kid nods his head with a great big grin and says
少年咧嘴笑着点头问道
When do we begin
我们何时开始
That's when the old man said
这时老人开口道
If You're staying with me
若你要随我学艺
This is how it's got to be
就得守这规矩
To play the blues boy you got to live 'em
要唱蓝调 孩子 你得先活出它的滋味
Got your dues boy you know you got to give 'em
付出代价 孩子 你知道必须倾尽所有
Got to start sweet like a slow blues rhythm
从温柔开始 像慢板蓝调的韵律
Like a heartbeat you'll always be with 'em
如心跳般 你将永远与它同在
When you're married to the blues boy
当你与蓝调结为连理
Your guitar is your wife
你的吉他便是你的妻子
It's like that fine old woman
就像那位优雅的老妇人
Who you're faithful to for life
值得你用一生去忠诚守护
You know I ain't no guru
你要知道我不是什么大师
I'm just a blind black preacher man
只是个失明的黑人传道者
My guitar is my gospel boy
我的吉他就是我的福音书
And I preach with my picking hand
我用拨弦的手来传道
I ain't gonna be your wet nurse
我不会做你的奶妈
Or black father to an albino son
也不会当白化病儿子的黑人父亲
That's OK the kid up and say
没关系 那孩子突然说
I just want to pick like a son of a gun
我只想像个天才一样弹琴
Whoa boy that ain't no damn typewriter you're playing now
嘿小子 你现在弹的可不是打字机
You've got to caress it like a woman slow and easy
你得像对待女人一样温柔地爱抚它
Like this old man
就像这位老人
No A fool plays the blues like Machine Gun Kelly
傻瓜才像机关枪凯利那样弹蓝调
Five hundred notes to the bar
每小节五百个音符
And if you're going to stick with me
若你想与我同行
You've got to learn what the blues really are
就得明白蓝调的真谛
You learn to pick with me and you can stick with me
学会与我拨弦 你才能与我相伴
But it's time to blow this town
但现在是时候离开这小镇了
We gots a gig to preach in a gaming house
我们在游戏屋里有一场布道演出
We're Alabama bound
我们正前往阿拉巴马
So the kid took the hand of the old blues man
年轻人牵起老蓝调歌手的手
To lead him all around the south
带他走遍南方各地
Now it's the old man's turn to make the white boy learn
如今轮到老人教导白人小子
You don't play guitar with your mouth
弹吉他可不是用嘴说说
To play the blues boy you got to live 'em
要唱蓝调 孩子 你得先活出它的滋味
Got your dues boy you know you got to give 'em
付出代价 孩子 你知道必须倾尽所有
Got to start sweet like a slow blues rhythm
从温柔开始 像慢板蓝调的韵律
Like a heartbeat you'll always be with 'em
如心跳般 你将永远与它同在
When you're married to the blues boy
当你与蓝调结为连理
Your guitar is your wife
你的吉他便是你的妻子
It's like that fine old woman
就像那位优雅的老妇人
Who you're faithful to for life
值得你用一生去忠诚守护
All right son let's hear some guitar
来吧孩子 让我听听你的琴声
I want you to play it funky like your uncle's carbuncle
我要你弹得够骚 像你叔叔的脓疮一样带劲
That's right son play it sassy like your sweet mama's pajamas
没错小子 弹得够辣 像你甜心妈妈的睡裙般撩人
That sounds pretty good for a New York boy
对一个纽约小子来说 这调调还不赖