《John Barleycorn (Must Die)》歌词

[00:00:00] John Barleycorn (Must Die) - Traffic

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[00:00:11] There were three men came out of the West

[00:00:19] 从西方来了三个男人

[00:00:19] Their fortunes for to try

[00:00:25] 他们打算碰碰运气

[00:00:25] And these three men made a solemn vow:

[00:00:32] 这三个人庄重起誓

[00:00:32] John Barleycorn must die

[00:00:38] John Barleycorn必须死

[00:00:38] They've ploughed they've sewn

[00:00:41] 他们耕地播种

[00:00:41] They've harrowed him in

[00:00:44] 他们扔他入坑 帮他耙地

[00:00:44] Threw clods at Barleys head

[00:00:53] 最后把Barleys给埋了

[00:00:53] And these three men made a solemn vow

[00:01:00] 这三个人庄重起誓

[00:01:00] John Barleycorn was dead

[00:01:30] John Barleycorn必须死

[00:01:30] They've let him lie for a very long time

[00:01:37] 他们让他在地里躺了很长时间

[00:01:37] Till the rains from heaven did fall

[00:01:43] 直到天下起雨

[00:01:43] And little Sir John sprung up his head

[00:01:50] 小个子John先生终于伸出了脑袋

[00:01:50] And so amazed them all

[00:01:57] 这吓了他们一跳

[00:01:57] They've let him stand till midsummers day

[00:02:03] 他们让他活到了仲夏

[00:02:03] Till he looked both pale and worn

[00:02:12] 他看起来垂头丧气脸色发白

[00:02:12] And little Sir Johns grown a long long beard

[00:02:19] 小个子Johns先生长出长长的胡须

[00:02:19] And so become a man

[00:02:48] 变成了一个真正的男人

[00:02:48] They've hired men with the scythes so sharp

[00:02:55] 他们雇了一个男人

[00:02:55] To cut him off at the knee

[00:03:01] 用锋利的镰刀砍断他的双腿

[00:03:01] They've rolled him and tied him by the waist

[00:03:08] 他们把他捆住踢来踢去

[00:03:08] Serving him most barbarously

[00:03:14] 野蛮残忍地对待他

[00:03:14] They've hired men with the sharp pitchforks

[00:03:20] 他们雇了一个男人

[00:03:20] Who pricked him to the heart

[00:03:29] 用干草叉插进他的心脏

[00:03:29] And the loader he has served him worse than that

[00:03:35] 装货的人对他更粗暴

[00:03:35] For hes bound him to the cart

[00:04:04] 直接将他扔进火车

[00:04:04] They've wheeled him around and around the field

[00:04:11] 他们绕着田地运送他

[00:04:11] Till they came unto a barn

[00:04:17] 直到来到牲口棚

[00:04:17] And there they made a solemn oath

[00:04:24] 这三个人庄重起誓

[00:04:24] On poor John Barleycorn

[00:04:30] 这个誓言跟可怜的John Barleycorn有关

[00:04:30] They've hired men with the crab-tree sticks

[00:04:36] 他们雇了一个人

[00:04:36] To cut him skin from bone

[00:04:44] 用酸苹果树的树杈剥下他的皮

[00:04:44] And the miller he has served him worse than that

[00:04:51] 磨坊主对他更糟糕

[00:04:51] For his ground him between two stones

[00:05:20] 他把他放在两块大石头中间研磨

[00:05:20] And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl

[00:05:26] 小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗

[00:05:26] And his brandy in the glass

[00:05:32] 以及他玻璃杯里的白兰地

[00:05:32] And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl

[00:05:39] 小个子John先生和那深棕色的碗

[00:05:39] Proved the strongest man at last

[00:05:45] 证明了最后谁才是最强壮的人

[00:05:45] The huntsman he cant hunt the fox

[00:05:50] 猎人 他猎捕不到狐狸

[00:05:50] Nor so loudly to blow his horn

[00:05:59] 也不够力气吹响号角

[00:05:59] And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pots

[00:06:06] 修补匠 没有Barleycorn在

[00:06:06] Without a little Barleycorn

[00:06:11] 他什么东西都修补不了