Ballad Of A Thin Man(Live at the ABC Theatre， Edinburgh， UK - May 1966)

Ballad Of A Thin Man

You walk into the room

你走进房间

With your pencil in your hand

手里拿着铅笔

You see somebody naked

你看见一个赤身裸体的人

And you say Who is that man

你说那人是谁

You try so hard

你百思

But you don't understand

不得其解的是

Just what you'll say

该说些什么

When you get home

当你回到家里

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

You raise up your head

你抬起头

And you ask Is this where it is

你问 这是在哪儿

And somebody points to you and says

有人指着你对你说

It's his

是他的

And you say What's mine

你说 什么是我的

And somebody else says Where what is

另外一个人说 什么是在哪

And you say Oh my God

你说 我的上帝

Am I here all alone

这儿就我一人吗

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

You hand in your ticket

你递上门票

And you go watch the geek

去看滑稽表演

Who immediately walks up to you

就立刻走到你跟前

When he hears you speak

是谁一听见你说话

And says How does it feel

对你说 感觉如何

To be such a freak

成为一个变态

And you say Impossible

你说 不可能

As he hands you a bone

在他递给你一根骨头的时候

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

You have many contacts

你与伐木工人

Among the lumberjacks

来往密切

To get you facts

为了认清你的现实

When someone attacks your imagination

当有人责难你的想象力

But nobody has any respect

但是没有丝毫尊重

Anyway they already expect you

不管怎样他们都期待你

To just give a check

捐赠一张支票

To tax-deductible charity organizations

给免税慈善组织

You've been with the professors

你曾跟教授们在一起

And they've all liked your looks

并且他们都喜欢你的外表

With great lawyers you have

你们和那些大律师

Discussed lepers and crooks

讨论那些受蔑视的人和骗子

You've been through all of

你已经看完了全部的

F Scott Fitzgerald's books

斯科特 菲兹杰拉德的书

You're very well read

你饱读诗书

It's well known

这一点众所周知

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

Well the sword swallower he comes up to you

那个吞剑者 他向你走来

And then he kneels

然后他跪下

He crosses himself

把自己洞穿

And then he clicks his high heels

他的高跟鞋哒哒地响

And without further notice

没有另行通告

He asks you how it feels

他问你感觉怎样

And he says Here is your throat back

并且说道 这是你的咽喉

Thanks for the loan

感谢你的贷款

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

Now you see this one-eyed midget

现在你看这个独眼侏儒

Shouting the word NOW

大叫着 现在

And you say For what reason

你说 为什么理由

And he says How

他说 怎样

And you say What does this mean

你又说 这是什么意思

And he screams back You're a cow

他尖叫着回答 你是头奶牛

Give me some milk

给我些牛奶

Or else go home

或别的什么

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生

Well you walk into the room

你走进房间

Like a camel and then you frown

像只骆驼 然后你皱起眉头

You put your eyes in your pocket

你把你的眼睛放进口袋

And your nose on the ground

把你的鼻子放在地上

There ought to be a law

这里应该有一条法律

Against you comin' around

反对你的到来

You should be made

你应该被确保

To wear earphones

戴上耳

Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don't know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you Mister Jones

是这样吗 琼斯先生