Skibbereen歌词由Gerry Heaney演唱,出自专辑《50 Best of Ireland》,下面是《Skibbereen》完整版歌词!
Skibbereen歌词完整版
Skibbereen - Gerry Heaney
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Written by:Heaney
Written by:Heaney
Oh
Oh
Father dear
亲爱的天父
Well I've often heard
我常常听到
You speak of Aeryn's Isle
你说起艾琳岛
Her lofty seams
她高高在上
Her valleys green
她的山谷郁郁葱葱
Her mountains rude and wide
她的山莽莽苍苍
They say it is a lovely land
他们说这是一片美丽的土地
Where in a prince
王子在哪里
Might dwell
也许会驻足
Oh why did you
你为什么
Abandon it
放弃吧
No reason to
没有理由
We tell
我们诉说
Oh son I loved
儿子我深爱着你
My native land
我的故乡
With energy
充满活力
And pride
骄傲
Till the blight came over all my crops
直到我的庄稼枯萎
My sheep
我的羊
My cattle died
我的牲口都死了
My rent and taxes were too high
我的房租和税金太高了
I could not then
那时我做不到
Redeem
赎回
And that's the crule
这就是规则
Reason
原因
That I left old Skibbereen
我离开了那个古老的Skibbeeren
Oh and well do I
我也很高兴
Remember son
记住孩子
That late December day
十二月下旬的一天
When the sheriff and the landlord came
警长和房东来了
To drive us all away
将我们全部赶走
They set my cottage roof on fire
他们让我的房子着火了
With cursed at English flame
受到英格兰烈焰的诅咒
And that's another
这是另一个
Reason
原因
That I left old Skibbereen
我离开了那个古老的Skibbeeren
Oh your mother too
你的母亲也一样
God rest her soul
上帝让她的灵魂得到安息
Lay on the snowy ground
躺在白雪皑皑的地上
She'd fainted in her anguish
她在悲痛中晕倒
Saw the desolation 'round
看到周围一片荒凉
She never rose but passed away
她再也没有醒来而是离开人世
From life
来自生活
To mortal dream
去往凡人的梦想
And found a quiet
找到一片宁静
Grave my boy
埋葬我的男孩
In dear old Skibbereen
在亲爱的Skibebreen
Oh father dear
亲爱的天父
Well the day might come
总有一天
When an answer to the call
当呼唤的答案
Each Irish man worth feelin' strong
每个爱尔兰男人都值得感受到强大
Will rally one
会团结一致
And all
一切
And I'll be the man to lay the ban
我会颁布禁令
Beneath a flag
在一面旗帜之下
Of green
一片葱绿
And loud and high
欢呼雀跃欢呼雀跃
Will you hear the cry
你能否听到我的呼唤
Revenge
报复
For Skibbereen
为了斯基布尔恩