多年以前不经意的听到The Weeping song,便珍藏在心的某个角落,不忍触碰,直到某天再次聆听,感动的不止歌曲,而是岁月幕幕。
Nick Cave And Bad Seed的核心人物Nick Cave早年是个混蛋,如今像个绅士,看他早年现场的疯癫,很难想象现在的歌他是怎么唱出来的,也许,并不难想象。
The son, go down to the water / 去吧孩子,潜入那深水之底
And see the women weeping there / 去看看女人们的哭泣
Then go up into the mountains / 然后爬上万仞千峰
The men, they are weeping too / 那里的男人们,也一样在流眼泪
Father, why are all the women weeping? / 爸爸,为什么所有的女人都在哭?
They are weeping for their men / 她们在为她们的男人饮泣
Then why are all the men there weeping? / 那为何男人们也全都落泪了?
They are weeping back at them / 他们为他们身后的一切而哭
This is a weeping song / 这是一首关于悲伤的歌
A song in which to weep / 让人流泪的歌
While all the men and women sleep / 尽管所有男人女人都进入了梦乡
This is a weeping song / 这是一首哭泣之歌
But I won't be weeping long / 但我不会一直哭下去
Father, why are all the children weeping? / 爸爸,为什么每个孩子都在抽泣?
They are merely crying son / 他们不过是任性的小孩罢了
O, are they merely crying, father? / 噢,那他们只是随意哭闹吗,爸爸?
Yes, true weeping is yet to come / 是的,他们还不懂得什么叫真正的悲伤
This is a weeping song / 这是一首关于伤心的歌
A song in which to weep / 你将为之落泪的歌
While all the men and children sleep / 尽管无论大人小孩都已睡去
This is a weeping song / 这是一首哭泣之歌
But I won't be weeping long / 但我就要擦干眼泪
O father tell me, are you weeping? / 哦爸爸告诉我,你是在哭吗?
Your face seems wet to touch / 你的脸摸起来湿漉漉
O then I'm so sorry, father / 哦真的对不起,爸爸
lnever thought I hurt you so much / 我从未想过我让你如此伤心
This is a weeping song / 这是一首关于哀悼的歌
A song in which to weep / 一起来恸哭吧
While we rock ourselves to sleep / 我们不要再试图让自己大醉入梦
This is a weeping song / 这是一首哭泣之歌
But I won't be weeping long / 但我绝不会一直流泪
No I won't be weeping long / 我绝不会一直流泪
No I won't be weeping long / 我绝不会一直流泪
No I won't be weeping long / 绝不会一直流泪