I was only 19 – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: John Schumann

歌词与翻译

这首歌曲采用澳大利亚英语的叙事式歌词和浓郁的folk‑rock风格，是学习英语口语、过去式动词、战争相关词汇以及情感表达的绝佳材料。通过《I Was Only 19》，你可以掌握歌曲中的重复副歌结构、惯用口语和生动的意象描写，让语言学习既有趣又富有深度。

[中文]

妈妈爸爸还有丹尼，在帕卡普尼亚尔看到了毕业检阅。

从军校生到这里，路途漫长。

第六营是下一次巡逻的队伍，而抽到牌的人是我。

离开前，我们在卡能格拉和肖尔沃特训练过。

当我们走向码头时，汤斯维尔的人们在人行道上夹道欢送。

这张报纸上的剪报，展示了我们年轻、强壮、干净。

照片里，我戴着软帽，拿着单兵步枪，穿着绿色军装。

上帝救救我。

我那时才19岁。

...

从头顿乘坐支奴干直升机，来到努伊达特的尘土中。

几个月来，我一直在直升机上进进出出。

我们将帐篷建成了家，VB啤酒，还有贴在储物柜上的美女照片。

还有透过灌木丛看到的亚洲橙色夕阳。

你能告诉我吗，医生，为什么我还是无法入睡？

为什么夜晚只剩下黑暗的丛林和M16的吠叫声？

还有这种时隐时现的疹子。

你能告诉我它意味着什么吗？

上帝救救我。

我那时才19岁。

一场为期四周的行动，每一步都可能意味着你用双腿走的最后一步。

那是一场你内心的战争。

但在他们把你抬走之前，你不会让你的伙伴失望。

所以你闭上眼睛，想着别的事情。

然后有人大喊“遭遇”，我身后的人咒骂起来。

我们在那里坚持了几个小时，然后是震耳欲聋的轰鸣声。

当人类登上月球的那天，弗兰基踩到了地雷。

上帝救救我。

他本来六月就要回家了。

我仍然记得弗兰基，在宏伟酒店喝着罐装啤酒。

在头顿，享受着三十六小时的休假。

我仍然能听到弗兰基，尖叫着躺在丛林里。

直到吗啡到来，结束了这场该死的喧嚣。

澳新军团的传说，没有提及泥泞、鲜血和眼泪。

我父亲告诉我的故事，似乎从未那么真实。

我背上中了一些碎片，甚至没有感觉到。

上帝救救我。

我那时才19岁。

你能告诉我吗，医生，为什么我还是无法入睡？

为什么第七频道的直升机让我不寒而栗？

还有这种时隐时现的疹子。

你能告诉我它意味着什么吗？

上帝救救我。

我那时才19岁。

...

[英语]

Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal

It was a long march from cadets

The sixth battalion was the next to tour, and it was me who drew the card

We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left

And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay

This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean

And there's me in me slouch hat with me SLR and greens

God help me

I was only 19

From Vũng Tàu riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat

I'd been in and out of choppers now for months

And we made our tents a home, V.B. and pinups on the lockers

And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub

And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?

And nighttime's just a jungle dark and a barking M16?

And what's this rash that comes and goes

Can you tell me what it means?

God help me

I was only 19

A four-week operation, when each step could mean your last one on two legs

It was a war within yourself

But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off

So you closed your eyes and thought about somethin' else

And then someone yelled out, "Contact", and the bloke behind me swore

We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar

And Frankie kicked a mine, the day that mankind kicked the moon

God help me

He was goin' home in June

And I can still see Frankie, drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel

On a thirty-six-hour rec leave in Vung Tau

And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle

'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row

And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears

And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real

I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel

God help me

I was only 19

And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?

And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet?

And what's this rash that comes and goes

Can you tell me what it means?

God help me

I was only 19

重点词汇

词汇	含义
pass /pæs/ B2	verb - 经过
march /mɑːrtʃ/ B1	verb - 行军 noun - 游行
draw /drɔː/ B2	verb - 抽出
tour /tʊər/ B1	noun - 巡演
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - 线
march /mɑːrtʃ/ B1	verb - 行军
strong /strɔŋ/ B2	adjective - 强壮的
clean /kliːn/ B2	adjective - 干净的
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - 帮助
only /ˈoʊnli/ A1	adjective - 仅仅
sleep /sliːp/ A2	verb - 睡觉