Diamonds And Rust - Joan Baez
Lyrics by：Joan Baez
Composed by：Joan Baez
Produced by：David Kershenbaum/Joan Baez/Bernard Gelb
Well I'll be d**ned
好吧 我被诅咒了
Here comes your ghost again
你这个魔鬼再一次向我走来
But that's not unusual
但是 这非同寻常
It's just that the moon is full
月圆时
And you happened to call
你碰巧给我打了个电话
And here I sit
我坐在这里
Hand on the telephone
手握着电话
Hearing a voice I'd known
我听见了一个熟悉的声音
A couple of light years ago
这已经是很久之前的事了
Heading straight for a fall
我径直地坠入深渊中
As I remember your eyes
我记得你的眼睛
Were bluer than robin's eggs
湛蓝无比
My poetry was lousy you said
你说 我的诗写得糟透了
Where are you calling from
你在哪打着电话？
A booth in the midwest
在中西部的一个售货亭
Ten years ago
十年前
I bought you some cufflinks
我给你买了一些袖扣
You brought me something
你也给我带来了一些东西
We both know what memories can bring
我们都知道记忆的内涵
They bring diamonds and rust
有的如钻石般珍贵 还有的如锈迹般毫无意义
Well you burst on the scene
好吧 你的突然出现
Already a legend
已经变成了传奇
The unwashed phenomenon
谁都没预料到这一点啊
The original vagabond
你原本是个流浪者
You strayed into my arms
你漂泊进我的臂弯
And there you stayed
你停留在那里
Temporarily lost at sea
暂时迷失在海面上
The Madonna was yours for free
圣母无偿地眷顾着你
Yes the girl on the half-shell
是的 那个依旧纯真的女孩
Would keep you unharmed
能够使你免受伤害
Now I see you standing
现在 我看着你站在那
With brown leaves falling around
棕黄的树叶飘然而下
And snow in your hair
雪花落在你的发丝间
Now you're smiling out the window
现在 微笑着 透着窗
Of that crummy hotel
望着破旧的酒店
Over Washington Square
或是华盛顿广场
Our breath comes out white clouds
我们呼吸着 如同白云交织
Mingles and hangs in the air
凝结在冷空气中
Speaking strictly for me
你严厉地对我说
We both could have died then and there
我们本来会死在那儿
Now you're telling me
现在 你告诉我
You're not nostalgic
你并不怀旧
Then give me another word for it
然后 又对我说出另一番说辞
You who are so good with words
你太巧言善辩
And at keeping things vague
使之暧昧难懂
Because I need some of that vagueness now
因为现在我不想看得太透
It's all come back too clearly
回忆太过清晰
Yes I loved you dearly
是的 我太过爱你
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
你是否会将钻石或是铁锈都给我
I've already paid
我已经付出了代价
