Mockingbird

• By: Eminem

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

(film reel spinning)

（胶片转动声）

- Hi, Papa.

- 嗨，爸爸。

(slow rap music)

（舒缓的饶舌音乐）

- [Eminem] Yeah.

- [Eminem] 嗯。

I know sometimes

我知道有时候

things may not always make sense to you right now.

有些事情现在你可能还不太明白。

But hey

但是 嘿

what'd Daddy always tell you?

爸爸总是跟你说什么来着？

Straighten up, little soldier.

站直了，小战士。

Stiffen up that upper lip.

绷紧你的上嘴唇。

What you cryin' about?

哭什么呢？

You got me.

有我在呢。

♪ Hailie I know you miss your mom ♪

Hailie，我知道你想妈妈了。

♪ And I know you miss your dad when I'm gone ♪

我知道我不在的时候，你想爸爸了。

♪ But I'm tryin' to give you the life that I never had ♪

但我正在努力给你我从未拥有过的生活。

♪ I can see you sad even when you smile ♪

即使你微笑，我也能看到你的悲伤。

♪ Even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes ♪

即使你大笑，我也能从你的眼睛里看到。

♪ Deep inside you wanna cry ♪

你内心深处想哭。

♪ 'cause you're scared I ain't there ♪

因为你害怕我不在你身边。

♪ Daddy's with you in your prayers ♪

爸爸与你同在，在你的祈祷里。

♪ No more cryin' wipe them tears ♪

别哭了，擦干眼泪。

♪ Daddy's here no more nightmares ♪

爸爸在这里，不再有噩梦。

♪ We gonna pull together through it ♪

我们会一起克服难关。

♪ We gonna do it Laney Uncle's crazy ain't he ♪

我们会做到的，Laney，你叔叔很疯狂，不是吗？

♪ Ya but he loves you girl and you better know it ♪

是的，但他爱你们，宝贝，你们最好知道这一点。

♪ We're all we got in this world ♪

在这个世界上，我们只有彼此。

♪ When it spins when it swirls ♪

当它旋转，当它盘旋。

♪ When it whirls when it twirls ♪

当它飞舞，当它旋转。

♪ Two little beautiful girls ♪

两个美丽的小女孩。

♪ Lookin' puzzled in a daze ♪

茫然地看着，感到困惑。

♪ I know it's confusing you ♪

我知道这让你们感到困惑。

♪ Daddy's always on the move ♪

爸爸总是奔波在外。

♪ Mama's always on the news ♪

妈妈总是出现在新闻里。

♪ I try to keep you sheltered from it ♪

我试着保护你们不受这些影响。

♪ But somehow it seems ♪

但不知为何，似乎。

♪ The harder that I try to do that ♪

我越是努力。

♪ The more it backfires on me ♪

事情越是适得其反。

♪ All the things growin' up ♪

所有成长过程中。

♪ As daddy that he had to see ♪

爸爸不得不面对的事情。

♪ Daddy don't want you to see ♪

爸爸不想让你们看到。

♪ But you see just as much as he did ♪

但你们看到的和他一样多。

♪ We did not plan it to be this way ♪

我们没有计划变成这样。

♪ Your mother and me ♪

我和你的妈妈。

♪ But things have got so bad between us ♪

但我们之间的关系变得如此糟糕。

♪ I don't see us ever being ♪

我不认为我们还能。

♪ Together ever again ♪

再次在一起。

♪ Like we used to be ♪

像我们曾经那样。

♪ When we was teenagers ♪

当我们还是青少年的时候。

♪ But then of course everything always happens for a reason ♪

但当然，一切的发生都有原因。

♪ I guess it was never meant to be ♪

我想这注定不是。

♪ But it's just something we have no control over ♪

但这是我们无法控制的事情。

♪ And that's what destiny is ♪

这就是命运。

♪ So no more worries ♪

所以别再担心了。

♪ Rest your head and go to sleep ♪

安睡吧，闭上眼睛睡觉吧。

♪ Maybe one day we'll wake up ♪

也许有一天我们醒来。

♪ And this'll all just be a dream ♪

这一切都只是一场梦。

♪ Now hush little baby don't you cry ♪

嘘，小宝贝，别哭了。

♪ Everything's gonna be all right ♪

一切都会好起来的。

♪ Stiffen that upper lip up little lady ♪

绷紧你的上嘴唇，小淑女。

♪ I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya ♪

我告诉过你，爸爸会在这里抱着你。

♪ Through the night ♪

度过这个夜晚。

♪ I know Mommy's not here right now ♪

我知道妈妈现在不在这里。

♪ And we don't know why ♪

我们也不知道为什么。

♪ We feel how we feel inside ♪

我们感受着内心的感受。

♪ It may seem a little crazy pretty baby ♪

这可能看起来有点疯狂，漂亮宝贝。

♪ But I promise Mama's gonna be all right ♪

但我保证，妈妈会好起来的。

♪ It's funny ♪

真可笑。

♪ I remember back one year when Daddy had no money ♪

我记得有一年，爸爸没钱。

♪ Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up ♪

妈妈把圣诞礼物包起来。

♪ And stuck 'em under the tree ♪

放在圣诞树下。

♪ And said some of 'em were from me ♪

说其中一些是我送的。

♪ 'Cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em ♪

因为爸爸买不起。

♪ I'll never forget that Christmas ♪

我永远不会忘记那个圣诞节。

♪ I sat up the whole night cryin' ♪

我整晚都坐在那里哭。

♪ 'Cause Daddy felt like a bum ♪

因为爸爸觉得自己像个废物。

♪ See Daddy had a job ♪

看，爸爸有一份工作。

♪ But his job was to keep the food on the table ♪

但他的工作是保证餐桌上的食物。

♪ for you and Mom ♪

为了你和妈妈。

♪ And at the time ♪

在那个时候。

♪ Every house that we lived in ♪

我们住的每间房子。

♪ Either kept gettin' broken into and robbed ♪

要么被闯入和抢劫。

♪ Or shot up on the block ♪

要么在街区被枪击。

♪ And your Mom was savin' money for you in a jar ♪

你妈妈在一个罐子里为你存钱。

♪ Tryin' to start a piggy bank for you ♪

试着为你建立一个存钱罐。

♪ So you could go to college ♪

这样你就可以上大学。

♪ Almost had a thousand dollars ♪

几乎存了一千美元。

♪ Till someone broke in and stole it ♪

直到有人闯入并偷走了它。

♪ And I know it hurt so bad it broke your Mama's heart ♪

我知道这太伤人了，它伤透了你妈妈的心。

♪ And it seemed like everything ♪

看起来好像一切。

♪ Was just startin' to fall apart ♪

都开始崩溃了。

♪ Mom and Dad was arguing a lot ♪

爸爸妈妈经常吵架。

♪ So Mama moved back on to Chalmers in a flat ♪

所以妈妈搬回了Chalmers的一间公寓。

♪ One bedroom apartment ♪

一间卧室的公寓。

♪ And Dad moved back to the other side ♪

爸爸搬回了另一边。

♪ Of Eight Mile on Novarra ♪

八英里的Novarra。

♪ And that's when Daddy went to California with his CD ♪

那时爸爸带着他的CD去了加利福尼亚。

♪ And met Dr. Dre ♪

见到了Dr. Dre。

♪ And flew you and Mama out to see me ♪

然后带你和妈妈飞过来见我。

♪ But Daddy had to work ♪

但爸爸必须工作。

♪ You and Mama had to leave me ♪

你和妈妈不得不离开我。

♪ Then you started seein' Daddy on the TV ♪

然后你开始在电视上看到爸爸。

♪ And Mama didn't like it ♪

妈妈不喜欢这样。

♪ And you and Laney were too young to understand ♪

你和Laney太小了，不明白。

♪ That Papa was a rollin' stone ♪

爸爸是个漂泊的人。

♪ Mama developed a habit ♪

妈妈染上了一个习惯。

♪ And it all happened too fast ♪

这一切发生得太快了。

♪ For either one of us to grab it ♪

我们谁都没能抓住它。

♪ I'm just sorry you were there ♪

我很抱歉你当时在那里。

♪ And had to witness it firsthand ♪

不得不亲眼目睹这一切。

♪ 'Cause I ever wanted to do was just make you proud ♪

因为我一直想做的就是让你们骄傲。

♪ Now I'm sittin' in this empty house ♪

现在我坐在这空荡荡的房子里。

♪ Just reminiscing looking at your baby pictures ♪

只是在回忆，看着你们的婴儿照片。

♪ It just trips me out ♪

这让我很感慨。

♪ To see how much you both have grown ♪

看到你们都长大了这么多。

♪ It's almost like you're sisters now ♪

感觉你们现在就像姐妹一样。

♪ Wow guess you pretty much are ♪

哇，我想你们确实是。

♪ And Daddy's still here ♪

爸爸还在这里。

♪ Laney I'm talkin' to you too ♪

Laney，我也是在和你说。

♪ Daddy's still here ♪

爸爸还在这里。

♪ I like the sound of that yeah ♪

我喜欢这个声音，耶。

♪ It's got a ring to it don't it ♪

它听起来很悦耳，不是吗？

♪ Shh Mama's only gone for the moment ♪

嘘，妈妈只是暂时离开了。

♪ Now hush little baby don't you cry ♪

嘘，小宝贝，别哭了。

♪ Everything's gonna be all right ♪

一切都会好起来的。

♪ Stiffen that upper lip up little lady ♪

绷紧你的上嘴唇，小淑女。

♪ I told ya Daddy'd here to hold ya ♪

我告诉过你，爸爸会在这里抱着你。

♪ Through the night ♪

度过这个夜晚。

♪ I know Mommy's not here right now ♪

我知道妈妈现在不在这里。

♪ And we don't know why ♪

我们也不知道为什么。

♪ We feel how we feel inside ♪

我们感受着内心的感受。

♪ It may seem a little crazy pretty baby ♪

这可能看起来有点疯狂，漂亮宝贝。

♪ But I promise Mama's gonna be all right ♪

但我保证，妈妈会好起来的。

♪ And if you ask me to ♪

如果你们要求我。

♪ Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird ♪

爸爸会给你们买一只知更鸟。

♪ I'ma give you the world ♪

我会把整个世界都给你们。

♪ I'ma buy a diamond ring for you ♪

我会给你们买一枚钻戒。

♪ I'ma sing for you ♪

我会为你们歌唱。

♪ I'll do anything for you to see you smile ♪

我会做任何事，只为看到你们的笑容。

♪ And if that mockingbird don't sing ♪

如果那只知更鸟不唱歌。

♪ And that ring don't shine ♪

如果那枚戒指不闪耀。

♪ I'ma break that birdie's neck ♪

我会扭断那只鸟的脖子。

♪ I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya ♪

我会回到卖给你们戒指的珠宝商那里。

♪ And make him eat every carat ♪

让他把每一克拉都吃下去。

♪ Don't f-- with Dad ♪

别惹爸爸。

Ha ha.

哈哈。

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - 哭 noun - 哭声
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - 微笑 noun - 笑容
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - 想念
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
nightmares /ˈnaɪtˌmɛərz/ B1	noun - 噩梦
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - 疯狂的
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - 世界
puzzled /ˈpʌzəld/ B2	adjective - 困惑的
move /muːv/ A1	verb - 移动
news /njuːz/ A2	noun - 新闻
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - 梦 verb - 做梦
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - 工作
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - 心脏
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - 骄傲的

Grammar:

• I'm tryin' to give you the life that I never had

  ➔ 用 "that" 引导的定语从句

  ➔ "that" 引导一个定语从句，描述说话者从未有过的生活类型。 它用于提供额外信息来指定名词 "life"（生活）。

• Even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes

  ➔ 用 "when" 引导的时间状语从句，以及 "I can see it" 的倒装

  ➔ "when" 引导一个时间状语从句，解释说话者何时能在听众的眼中看到某些东西。 略有倒装：“I can see it”，而不是更标准的 “I can see *it*”。

• Daddy's with you in your prayers

  ➔ 所有格 (Daddy's) 和介词短语 (in your prayers)

  ➔ "Daddy's" 表示所有格，意味着属于 Daddy。 "In your prayers" 是一个介词短语，表明 Daddy 所在的位置。

• We're all we got in this world

  ➔ 省略的关系从句："We're all [that] we got"

  ➔ 这句话的意思是 “我们是我们在世界上所拥有的一切”。 关系代词 “that” 在非正式口语中经常省略。

• I try to keep you sheltered from it

  ➔ 目的不定式："to keep"

  ➔ 不定式短语 "to keep you sheltered from it" 表明了动作 “I try” 的目的。 它解释了说话者试图这样做的原因。

• The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me

  ➔ "The...the" 比较结构

  ➔ 此结构显示了两个事物之间的直接关系。 "The harder I try" 导致 "the more it backfires"。

• It's almost like you're sisters now

  ➔ 虚拟语气 (you were/are)

  ➔ 在 "like" 之后使用 "were"（或简单现在 are）来表示假设情况或与事实相反的事情。 这里暗示他们可能不是字面上的姐妹，但纽带很牢固。

• And if that mockingbird don't sing, And that ring don't shine

  ➔ 非标准的否定一致（"don't sing", "don't shine"）

  ➔ 在标准英语中，它应该是 “doesn't sing” 和 “doesn't shine”。 这是方言或口语的一个例子。