The Town I Loved So Well
The Town I Loved So Well - Phil Coulter (菲尔·柯尔特)
In my memory I will always see
在记忆中 我总会回想起
The town that I have loved so well
我深爱着的小镇
Where our school played ball by the gas yard wall
在那里 我们在学校里的院里打球
And they laughed through the smoke and the smell
在烟雾笼罩中开怀大笑
Going home in the rain running up the dark lane
冒着雨回家 奔跑在漆黑的车道上
Past the jail and down behind the fountain
经过监狱 沿着喷泉向后跑去
Those were happy days in so many many ways
这是在深爱着的小镇里
In the town I loved so well
度过了快乐的时光
In the early morning the shirt factory horn
清晨 衬衣制造厂吹响号角
Called women from Creggan the moor and the bog
召唤来自Creggan moor和bog的女人来上班
While the men on the dole played a mother's role
而失业的男人则扮演起了女人的角色
Fed the children and then walked the dog
喂完孩子就要去遛狗
And when times got tough there was just about enough
当日子变得艰难时 他们那样就满足了
And they saw it through without complaining
他们对此毫无怨言
For deep inside was a burning pride
因为他们内心深处也是有尊严的
In the town I loved so well
在我深爱着的小镇上
There was music there in the Derry air
在Derry的上空回荡着歌声
Like a language that we all could understand
就像是我们都能听懂的语言一样
I remember the day that I earned my first pay
我记得赚到第一笔工资的那一天
When I played in a small pick-up band
那一天我在一个临时拼凑的乐队里演奏
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
用我的青春告诉你们这个事实
I was sad to leave it all behind me
离开这里让我伤心不已
For I learned about life and I found a wife
因为我懂得了生活的真谛 我找了个妻子
In the town I loved so well
在我深爱着的小镇上
But when I returned how my eyes have burned
但当我回来时 眼里的泪水不止
To see how a town could be brought to it's knees
看到小镇
By the armoured cars and the bombed-out bars
被小轿车和人满为患的酒吧所侵占
And the gas that hangs on to every breeze
各种气味在空气中漫延
Now the army's installed by that old gas yard wall
现在军队驻扎在那堵墙里
And the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
令人憎恶的铁丝网修得越来越高
With their tanks and their guns
他们开着坦克拿着枪
Oh my god what have they done
天啊 他们
To the town I loved so well
对我深爱着的小镇做了什么
Now the music's gone but they carry on
现在音乐声没了 但他们仍在
For their spirits been bruised never broken
因为他们的精神永不灭
They will not forget but their hearts are set
他们不会忘记 他们的心仍会
On tomorrow and peace once again
在明天继续歌唱
For what's done is done and what's won is won
因为做了的已经做了 赢了的已经赢了
And what's lost is lost and gone for ever
丢了的永远都不会再回来
I can only pray for a bright brand new day
我只能祈求一个明亮崭新的未来
In the town I love so well
在我深爱着的小镇上