The Gallowgate Lad - The Unthanks

The Gallowgate Lad - The Unthanks

One night near the grand central station
那一晚 在纽约中央车站附近
Among crowds that were hurrying by
在拥挤的人潮里
I happened to see meggy bensin
我与Meggy Bensin相遇
And sairly the lassie did cry
这个小女孩哭得很伤心
Says I canny lass what's the matter
我问 可爱的小女孩 发生什么事了
Says she quite dejected I sad
她说 我很沮丧 很难过
I'm grieving for jack that's my lover
我为杰克伤心 他是我的爱人
My bonny bit gallowgate lad
我英俊帅气的恋人
You'll know him Joe isn't he handsome
你终有一天会认识他的 Joe 难道他不帅吗
As clever a lad as you'll see
他会是你见过的最睿智的小伙
He was striker at stivvisin's factory
他是Stivvisin工厂的工人
But lately he's been on the spree
但最近 他毫无节制 一直在狂欢
He got bagged for getting on the fuddle
他因为酗酒被解雇了
Oh I think he mun fairly gone mad
我想他一定是疯了
When he went and he's joined the militia
他走了 他加入了人民兵组织
My bonny bit gallowgate lad
我英俊帅气的恋人
All the neighbors declared he was lazy
所有的邻居都说 他很懒惰
But spite'll make bissy folks speek
但请你忽略这些怨言
Though I know though I oughtn't to mention
虽然我知道 我不应该说提这件事
He never worked more than a week
他的工作从来不会超过一个星期
But with folks gone keep quiet their failings
但人们忽然开始沉默 因为他们失败了
I grieve for my love that's a swad
我为我的爱人伤心 他们失败了
Oh his best o' claes are his soldier's
他做得最好的职业就是士兵
My brave looking gallowgate lad
我那勇敢的小伙
Man I've mended the holes in his elbows
伙计 我把他上衣胳膊上的洞缝补好了
And made his old trousers like new
我把他的旧裤子打理得像新的一样
Well I thought he might spoke about marriage
我想他可能会谈到婚姻
When his grandfather bought him a coo
当他的祖父为他买了一个官
But he selled it and spent all his money
但他又把他的职位卖出去 他挥金如土 很快一贫如洗
And folks said that his love was but cawd
人们都说溺爱是一种伤害
Oh I wish that I couldn't believe them
我多希望 这句话都是谎言
My curly haired gallowgate lad
我的卷发男孩啊
I was fairly heart broke since he left us
自他离我而去 我就伤心不已
I cannot live well be myself
我无法独自生存下去
And my tongue gans as though it would keep telling
我想要说下去
A long way more than I should tell
但却有说不完的故事
When the heart's full it's great consolation
也许心满意足 才是最大的安慰
To whisper what makes you so bad
低声告诉我 是什么让你的处境如此糟糕
Oh what made you join the militia
是什么促使你加入了民兵组织
My good looking gallowgate lad
我那英俊帅气的小伙啊