Bob Dylan这首歌的歌词写得既不艰深也不晦涩,很好理解,很难得,但是很难翻译,我老早就想给它译出来,今天上网查歌词偶然间看到一个网友的译文,我觉得我不可能译的比他更好了,遂复制粘贴下来,大家有兴趣共享一下。
永远年轻 May you
Forever Young
永远年轻
Bob Dylan, 中译:海草
May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
愿上帝保佑你,与你同在
愿你的梦想全都成真
愿你为别人付出,
别人也能同样为你
愿你能建成通向繁星的天梯
沿着它向上一级一级
愿你永远年轻
永远年轻,永远年轻
愿你永远年轻
May you grow up to be
righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
愿你成为正直的人
能找到真实的自己
愿你一直感知到真理
看到光芒围绕着你
愿你永远无所畏惧
永远勇敢和坚强
愿你永远年轻
永远年轻,永远年轻
愿你永远年轻
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
愿你的双手永远充实
愿你脚步永远轻盈
愿你能牢牢站稳
在疾风袭来之时
愿你的心中永远充满快乐
愿你的歌曲能永远唱响
愿你永远年轻
永远年轻,永远年轻
愿你永远年轻
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, 'Beware doll, you're bound to fall'
You thought they were all kiddin' you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and
the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it
babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?