《The Brass Well》歌词

[00:00:00] The Brass Well - Slim Dusty

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[00:00:08] Written by：Slim Dusty/Henry Lawson

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[00:00:16] 'Tis a legend of the bushmen from the days of Cunningham

[00:00:21] 这是从坎宁安时代起布须曼人的传奇故事

[00:00:21] When he opened up the country and the early squatters came

[00:00:28] 当他开疆拓土早期的占领者来了

[00:00:28] Tis the old tale of a fortune missed by men who did not seek

[00:00:34] 这是一个古老的故事说的是那些不努力寻找的人失去了一笔财富

[00:00:34] And perhaps you haven't heard it

[00:00:37] 也许你从未听过

[00:00:37] The Brass Well on Myall Creek

[00:00:43] 米尔克里克的黄铜井

[00:00:43] They were north of running rivers

[00:00:46] 他们在奔流不息的河流的北方

[00:00:46] They were south of Queensland rains

[00:00:49] 他们在昆士兰南部

[00:00:49] And a blazing drought was scorching

[00:00:52] 干旱肆虐

[00:00:52] Every grass blade from the plains

[00:00:56] 平原上的每一片草叶

[00:00:56] So the stockmen drove the cattle to

[00:00:58] 于是牧牛人赶着牛群

[00:00:58] The range where there was grass

[00:01:01] 曾经有草地的牧场

[00:01:01] And a couple sunk a well and found

[00:01:04] 有几个人挖了一口井找到了

[00:01:04] What they believed was brass

[00:01:11] 他们信以为真

[00:01:11] Here's some bloomin' brass they muttered

[00:01:13] 他们喃喃自语

[00:01:13] When they found it in the clay

[00:01:16] 当他们在粘土中找到它时

[00:01:16] And they thought no more about it

[00:01:19] 他们不再去想

[00:01:19] And in time they went away

[00:01:23] 他们终究会离去

[00:01:23] But they heard of gold and saw

[00:01:26] 但他们听说过金子看见了

[00:01:26] It somewhere down by Inverell

[00:01:28] 就在Invarell附近

[00:01:28] And they felt and weighed it crying

[00:01:31] 他们伤心落泪

[00:01:31] Hell we found it in the well

[00:02:00] 我们在井里找到的

[00:02:00] And they worked about the station

[00:02:03] 他们在加油站工作

[00:02:03] And at times they took the track

[00:02:05] 有时他们会选择一条路

[00:02:05] Always meaning to save money

[00:02:08] 总是想着省钱

[00:02:08] Always meaning to go back

[00:02:12] 总是想要回到过去

[00:02:12] Always meanin like the bushmen

[00:02:15] 就像布须曼人一样

[00:02:15] Who go drifting round like wrecks

[00:02:18] 像残骸一样四处漂泊

[00:02:18] And they'd get half way to

[00:02:20] 他们会走到半路

[00:02:20] Myall strike a pub and blow their cheques

[00:02:28] 我的兄弟们去酒吧挥霍钱财

[00:02:28] Then they told two more about it

[00:02:30] 然后他们又告诉了两个人

[00:02:30] And those other two grew old

[00:02:33] 其他两个人都老了

[00:02:33] And they never found the brass well

[00:02:35] 他们从未找到一口井

[00:02:35] And they never found the gold

[00:02:40] 他们从未找到金子

[00:02:40] For the scrub grows dense and quickly

[00:02:42] 因为灌木丛生迅速生长

[00:02:42] And though many went to seek

[00:02:45] 尽管许多人四处寻觅

[00:02:45] No one ever struck the lost track

[00:02:48] 没有人找到迷失的方向

[00:02:48] To the Well on Myall Creek

[00:02:54] 去往弥尔克里克的井

[00:02:54] And the story is forgotten and

[00:02:57] 故事被遗忘

[00:02:57] I'm sitting here alas

[00:03:00] 我坐在这里唉

[00:03:00] With a woeful Load of trouble

[00:03:02] 带着一堆麻烦

[00:03:02] And a woeful lack of brass

[00:03:06] 可悲的是缺乏勇气

[00:03:06] But I dream at times that

[00:03:08] 但我有时会梦到

[00:03:08] I might find what many went to seek

[00:03:12] 我可能会找到许多人梦寐以求的东西

[00:03:12] That my luck might lead my footsteps

[00:03:14] 我的运气或许会引领我的脚步

[00:03:14] To the Well on Myall Creek

[00:03:18] 去往弥尔克里克的井

[00:03:18] 'Tis a legend of the bushmen

[00:03:21] 这是一个布门人的传说

[00:03:21] From the days of Cunningham

[00:03:24] 从坎宁安的时代开始

[00:03:24] When he opened up the country

[00:03:26] 当他开疆拓土

[00:03:26] And the early squatters cam

[00:03:30] 早期的非法居留者

[00:03:30] 'Tis the old tale of a fortune missed

[00:03:33] 这是一个古老的传说

[00:03:33] By men who did not seek

[00:03:36] 不愿寻找的人

[00:03:36] And perhaps you haven't heard it

[00:03:38] 也许你从未听过

[00:03:38] The Brass Well on Myall Creek

[00:03:42] 米尔克里克的黄铜井

[00:03:42] And perhaps you haven't heard it

[00:03:45] 也许你从未听过

[00:03:45] The Brass Well on Myall Creek

[00:03:50] 米尔克里克的黄铜井