The Body of an American

• By: The Pogues

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

The Cadillac stood by the house

凯迪拉克停在房子旁边

And the yanks, they were within

而美国人就在里面

And the tinker boys, they hissed advice

绣工男孩们，吐着建议

"Hot-wire her with a pin"

"用别针把车偷走"

When we turned and shook as we had a look

当我们回头看了一眼，心跳加速

In the room where the dead men lay

在那死人躺着的房间里

So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip

大吉姆·德赖尔最后一次出行

To the shores where his father's laid

去他父亲安息的海边

But 15 minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey

但十五分钟后，我们就尝到第一口威士忌

There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history

叔叔们在讲古老的爱尔兰历史

The men all started telling jokes and the women, they got frisky

男人们开始讲笑话，女人们也变得兴奋

By five o'clock in the evening every bastard there was piskey

到晚上五点，全都喝得烂醉

Fare thee well, going away, there's nothing left to say

再见了，走吧，已经别无话可说

Farewell to New York City, boys, to Boston and PA

再见了，纽约，波士顿和宾夕法尼亚

He took them out with a well-aimed clout, we often heard him say

他用精准的一击把他们打倒，我们常听他说

"I'm a free born man of the USA"

"我是自由出生的美国人"

He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground

他在匹兹堡与冠军比试，将他打倒在地

He took on Tiny Tartanella and it only went one round

他迎战泰尼·塔尔塔内拉，比赛只有一回合

He never had no time for reds, for drink or dice or whores

他从不对红色分子、酒、骰子或妓女动好心

But he never threw a fight when the fight was right

但当比赛合适时，他从不作弊

So they sent him to the war

于是他们派他去打仗

Fare the well, gone away, there's nothing left to say

再见了，走了，没有别的话可说

With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay

祝你幸福，乔，爱尔兰在美洲

The calling of the rosary, Spanish wine from far away

念着玫瑰经，喝着远方的西班牙酒

I'm a free born man of the USA, yeah

我是自由出生的美国人，是的

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This morning on the harbour, when I said goodbye to you

今天早晨在港口，我跟你道别

I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day

我记得曾发誓总有一天会回来

And as the sunset came to meet, the evening on the hill

夕阳落山，天色渐暗，山丘上的夜晚

I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will

我告诉你我永远爱你，曾经，永远，永远

Fare thee well, gone away, there's nothing left to say

再见了，走吧，已无话可说

But to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay

只愿与你那像海水一样蔚蓝的双眼道别

To big Jim Dwyer, the man of wire who was often heard to say

致大吉姆·德赖尔，那个常说“我是自由出生的美国人”的电线工

"I'm a free born man of the USA"

"我是自由出生的美国人"

I'm a free born man of the USA

我是自由出生的美国人

I'm a free born man of the USA

我是自由出生的美国人

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - 房子
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - 男孩
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - 房间
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - 死的
men /men/ A1	noun - 男人们
trip /trɪp/ A2	noun - 旅行
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - 父亲
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B1	noun - 威士忌
jokes /dʒoʊks/ B1	noun - 笑话
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - 战斗 noun - 战斗
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - 战争
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - 葡萄酒
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - 早上
harbour /ˈhɑːrbər/ B1	noun - 港口
sunset /ˈsʌnset/ A2	noun - 日落
evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1	noun - 晚上
hill /hɪl/ A1	noun - 小山
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 眼睛
wire /ˈwaɪər/ B1	noun - 电线