Foreign Affair - Tom Waits

When travelling abroad in the continental style
当以欧陆风情的方式远游异国他乡
It's my belief one must attempt to be discreet
我深信必须保持低调谨慎
And subsequently bear in mind your transient position
时刻铭记这转瞬即逝的旅人身份
Allows you a perspective that's unique
方能获得独树一帜的视野
Though you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse
虽然旅程安排是恩赐也是诅咒
Your wanderlust won't let you settle down
漫游癖让你永远无法停驻
And you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content
你会困惑当初怎会天真以为
To stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town
能安于中西部小镇的方寸天地
Most vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit
我认识的浪子们 从不愿追寻真相
That remains the object of their long relentless quest
那只是他们无尽追逐的虚幻目标
The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending
痴迷在于追逐过程而非结果
The pursuit you see and never the arrest
你只看见追寻 却永远等不到结局
Without fear of contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
无人质疑的告别声中 手帕在岸边挥舞
In conjunction with a handkerchief from shore
那个开着旧车的姑娘
By a girl that drives a rambler and furthermore
满心忧虑地想着
Is overly concerned that she won't see him anymore
或许再也见不到他
Planes and trains and boats and buses
飞机火车轮船巴士
Characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue
都带着忧郁的共性气息
Unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
除非你提着行李箱 揣着车票护照
And the cargo that they're carrying is you
而它们运送的珍贵货物 正是你
A foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside
异国邂逅与本土恋情
And domestically approved romantic fancy
那些被世俗认可的风花雪月
Is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing
因明知终将化作回忆而
It will only be parlayed into a memory
散发着神秘吸引力