Back When Ted Loved Sylvia - Nanci Griffith

Back When Ted Loved Sylvia - Nanci Griffith
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They both wrote poetry
他们都写诗
In fact that was how they met
事实上 他们因此而相遇
He was a Yorkshire man in Cambridge
他是剑桥的约克郡人
She was from Massachusetts
她来自马萨诸塞州
They spoke and they fell in love
他们交谈 坠入爱河
They kissed and picked daffodils
他们亲吻 采摘水仙花
She came across the ocean
她漂洋过海而来
Just to bid her heart goodbye
只为告别她的心
The hawk next to his goddess
鹰隼依偎在他的女神身旁
They were glorious to see
他们曾是那般耀眼夺目
Back when Ted loved Sylvia
那时泰德深爱着西尔维娅
Close friends disapproved
挚友们都表示反对
Said they ought to wait
劝他们应当再等等
They did not care with all that said
可他们对此置若罔闻
And married nonetheless
依然义无反顾地结为连理
They traveled and they taught
他们旅行并教学
A life of academia
过着学术的生活
Typewriters and cocktails
打字机与鸡尾酒
Angry verses and sad pleas
愤怒的诗句与悲伤的恳求
Dutiful wife and mother
尽职的妻子与母亲
The poet behind her man
诗人站在她男人身后
Back when Ted loved Sylvia
那时泰德深爱着西尔维娅
The tempests that were howling
风暴在呼啸
And tearing them apart
将他们撕裂的力量
Were forces that had been in place
早已潜伏在暗处
To wreck them from the start
从一开始就注定摧毁他们
So she stayed home with the kids
于是她留在家中照顾孩子
Collecting poems in a jar
将诗歌收集在罐子里
He had his lectures and soon a mistress
他忙于讲座，很快有了情人
And left her all alone
并最终将她独自抛下
Why did she end it all
为何她选择结束这一切
Was he just to blame
他是否该负全责
There only two that know for sure
只有两个人知道真相
And neither one remain
而他们已不复存在
I don't need an answer
我不需要答案
I prefer to read between the lines
我宁愿在字里行间寻找
Back when Ted loved Sylvia
那时泰德深爱着西尔维娅
Back when Ted loved Sylvia
那时泰德深爱着西尔维娅