《At Seventeen》歌词

[00:00:00] At Seventeen (十七岁) - Janis Ian

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[00:00:08] I learned the truth at seventeen

[00:00:12] 十七岁时，我懂得了

[00:00:12] That love was meant for beauty queens

[00:00:16] 爱会让人成为美丽女王

[00:00:16] And high school girls with clear skinned smiles

[00:00:21] 中女生，笑容清爽

[00:00:21] Who married young and then retired

[00:00:27] 年纪轻轻嫁人，然后退休在家

[00:00:27] The valentines I never knew

[00:00:31] 我从不知道的情人节礼物

[00:00:31] The Friday night charades of youth

[00:00:36] 年轻时周五晚上的猜字谜游戏

[00:00:36] Were spent on one more beautiful

[00:00:40] 在更加美丽时度过了

[00:00:40] At seventeen I learned the truth

[00:00:47] 十七岁时，我懂得了真谛

[00:00:47] And those of us with ravaged faces

[00:00:52] 我们带着创伤的脸庞

[00:00:52] Lacking in the social graces

[00:00:55] 没有交际的优雅

[00:00:55] Desperately remained at home

[00:00:59] 失望地呆在家

[00:00:59] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:01:02] 在电话中邀请情人

[00:01:02] Who called to say come dance with me

[00:01:07] 那个曾请我跳舞的人

[00:01:07] And murmured vague obscenities

[00:01:11] 含糊不清地牢骚不休

[00:01:11] It isn't all it seems

[00:01:14] 这都和十七岁时的

[00:01:14] At seventeen

[00:01:18] 不一样

[00:01:18] A brown eyed girl in hand me downs

[00:01:23] 棕色眼睛的女孩拉着我的手

[00:01:23] Whose name I never could pronounce

[00:01:27] 我总是不会读她的名字

[00:01:27] Said Pity please the ones who serve

[00:01:30] 她说：遗憾也会使人满足

[00:01:30] They only get what they deserve

[00:01:37] 他们总会得到应得的

[00:01:37] The rich relationed hometown queen

[00:01:42] 家乡的富亲戚

[00:01:42] Married into what she needs

[00:01:45] 嫁给了她需要的人

[00:01:45] A guarantee of company

[00:01:49] 人过中年

[00:01:49] And haven for the elderly

[00:01:56] 拥有资产

[00:01:56] Remember those who win the game

[00:02:00] 得那些一起玩游戏的人

[00:02:00] Lose the love they sought to gain

[00:02:04] 失去了想要得到的爱

[00:02:04] Indebentures of quality

[00:02:08] 我有我的孤注一掷

[00:02:08] And dubious integrity

[00:02:12] 你有你的营营役役

[00:02:12] Their small town eyes will gape at you

[00:02:16] 小城的目光，迟钝地惊异

[00:02:16] In dull surprise when payment due

[00:02:21] 慵懒地向你打哈欠

[00:02:21] Exceeds accounts received

[00:02:23] 当十七岁时

[00:02:23] At seventeen

[00:03:20] 付出超过了所得

[00:03:20] To those of us who know the pain

[00:03:24] 向我们中那些懂得

[00:03:24] Of valentines that never came

[00:03:29] 情人从未赴约之痛的人

[00:03:29] And those whose names were never called

[00:03:32] 还有那些默默无闻的人

[00:03:32] When choosing sides for basketball

[00:03:39] 当时打篮球选择队友

[00:03:39] It was long ago and far away

[00:03:44] 是多么遥远的事啊

[00:03:44] The world was younger than today

[00:03:48] 那时这世界比现在年轻

[00:03:48] And dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:51] 他们把所有梦想都赋予

[00:03:51] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:58] 像我一样的丑小鸭女孩

[00:03:58] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:04:02] 我们都曾玩游戏

[00:04:02] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

[00:04:06] 当我们还敢玩纸牌欺骗自己

[00:04:06] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:04:10] 电话里，情人们在变

[00:04:10] Repenting other lives unknown

[00:04:13] 后悔没有选择另一种未知的生活

[00:04:13] That call and say come dance with me

[00:04:18] 他们说：来和我跳舞吧

[00:04:18] And murmur vague obscenities

[00:04:22] 含糊不清地牢骚不休

[00:04:22] At ugly girls like me

[00:04:25] 向着像我一样的丑小鸭女孩

[00:04:25] At seventeen

[00:04:30] 就在十七岁时