The Silver Lady
The Silver Lady - Suzanne Vega (苏珊·薇格)
When I was a little girl
当我还是个小女孩时
Younger than nine or ten
那时我才八九岁
I once spoke to the silver lady
我就跟银色女神对过话了
But I never saw her again
但那次之后我再也没见过她
To me she flew out of the sky
对我而言 她应该是飞到无边的天空了
She was born riding on the water
她生来就凌于水上
Her hair blew all around her
她的秀发在她四周随风飘逸
She was the crazy mans only daughter
而她有个疯狂的老爸 是家里唯一的女儿
I used to see her every day
我过去每天都能见到她
Riding her golden pony
骑在她那金色独角马上
Only once did I hear her laugh
我只听过一次她的笑声
And it echoed far and lonely
那笑声荡气回肠 充满孤独
Once I watched the river run
有次我看到河水泛滥 翻滚不息
And I wandered too far from home
而我从家走到很远的地方
There I met the silver lady
在那 我遇见了银色女神
She was crying all alone
她独自地哭着
I said lady why are you crying
我问她为何哭泣
If I had wings like you
如果我有和你一样的翅膀
I would be flying over this river
我会飞过这条河
And singing like only birds do
像鸟儿一样歌唱
Well she threw back her head and she smiled at me
她便转过身 冲我微笑
Her tears how they shone in the sun
她的泪珠在阳光下闪闪发光
She said I have no wings to fly with
她说 我没有翅膀
If I did I would surely be gone
要是我有的话 我肯定飞过去了
My brothers have all gone far away
我的哥哥们都飞走了
To follow their hearts and be free
为的是追随他们的心和自由
But I am the youngest and my father is ageing
可我是最年幼的 我的父亲也老了
And all hes got left is me
我是他的唯一了
I love my father dearly
我深爱我的父亲
Madman though he may be
尽管他是个疯子
It would break his heart if I should leave him
但要是我走了 他会心碎的
But this life is killing me
可这样的生活让我生不如死
I feel the ocean pulling me
我仿佛听到大海正在召唤我
The breezes come and tell me things
微风拂过 告诉了我这一切
I want to go with them wherever they go
我想随风远去 随风飘散
And see what the new morning brings
去领略全新的早晨所带来的一切
So she sadly turned away from me
于是她悲伤地离我而去
So I stumbled my way back home
我也跌跌撞撞地回了家
The next day I heard she had taken her horse
第二天 我听到她驾着马
And gone off to parts unknown
到了没有人知道的地方
Her father stayed inside his lonely house
他的父亲孤独地待在家中
And he never more came into town
再也没有到过镇上
He could be seen roaming the riverside
有人看到他在河边徘徊
And they say that he jumped in and drowned
据说他掉进了河里 淹死了
Long though I waited she never returned
我等了很久很久 她还是没有回来
But when I felt a silver breeze
可是当我感受到一阵银色的微风抚过时
I knew she had sent it from wherever she was
我知道那是她从远方带来的诉说
To tell us that now she was free
想告诉我她现在活得很自由