Leader of the Band – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Dan Fogelberg
• 专辑: The Very Best Of Dan Fogelberg

歌词与翻译

通过这首感动千万人的父子颂歌学习英语情感表达与音乐修辞。歌词中'他的血液在我的乐器中流淌'等精妙隐喻，配合民谣摇滚的叙事韵律，既能掌握音乐术语表达，又能体会跨世代情感传递的艺术。歌曲承载的父子和解主题与华盛顿进行曲的巧妙融合，使其成为跨文化情感共鸣的典范文本。

[中文]

唯一的孩子，孤单又狂野

木匠之子

他的双手本应

做不同的工作

他的心无人知晓

他离开家，孤独前行

走上一条孤单的路

他给了我一份我永远还不清的礼物

我永远无法偿还

...

一个安静的音乐人

拒绝了更简单的命运

他曾试图当兵

但他的音乐无法等待

他通过纪律赢得了他的爱

一只雷鸣般的天鹅绒手

他温柔地雕塑灵魂的方法

我花了很多年才懂

乐队的领袖已疲惫

他的眼睛逐渐变老

但他的血流在我的乐器里

他的歌在我的灵魂中

我的生命，是模仿那个人的失败尝试

我只是活着的传承

I'm just a living legacy

属于那个乐队的领袖

...

我兄弟们的生活不同

因为他们听到另一个召唤

一个去了芝加哥

另一个去了圣保罗

而我在科罗拉多

当我不在某个旅馆里

过着我选择的生活

我非常熟悉的日子

...

我感谢你带来的音乐

以及你讲述的旅途故事

我感谢你的自由

当轮到我离开时

我感谢你的善意

以及那些变得艰难的时刻

爸爸，也许我还没说够

“我爱你”

乐队的领袖很疲惫

他的眼睛逐渐变老

但他的血流在我的乐器里

他的歌在我的灵魂中

我的生命，是模仿那个人的失败尝试

我只是活着的传承

属于那个乐队的领袖

我是一名活生生的传承

属于乐队的领袖

...

[英语]

An only child alone and wild

A cabinetmaker's son

His hands were meant

For different work

And his heart was known to none

He left his home and went his lone

And solitary way

And he gave to me a gift I know

I never can repay

A quiet man of music

Denied a simpler fate

He tried to be a soldier once

But his music wouldn't wait

He earned his love through discipline

A thundering, velvet hand

His gentle means of sculpting souls

Took me years to understand

The leader of the band is tired

And his eyes are growing old

But his blood runs through my instrument

And his song is in my soul

My life has been a poor attempt

To imitate the man

I'm just a living legacy

To the leader of the band

My brothers' lives were different

For they heard another call

One went to Chicago

And the other to St. Paul

And I'm in Colorado

When I'm not in some hotel

Living out this life I've chose

And come to know so well

I thank you for the music

And your stories of the road

I thank you for the freedom

When it came my time to go

I thank you for the kindness

And the times when you got tough

And, papa, I don't think I said

'I love you' near enough

The leader of the band is tired

And his eyes are growing old

But his blood runs through my instrument

And his song is in my soul

My life has been a poor attempt

To imitate the man

I'm just a living legacy

To the leader of the band

I am a living legacy to the leader of the band

重点词汇

词汇	含义
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - 未满青春期的年轻人
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - 在你胸部的器官，负责将血液送遍全身
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A1	noun - 将声音按时间排列以制作作品的艺术
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - 你给某人的东西，通常是为了一个特殊的场合
soldier /ˈsoʊl.dʒər/ B1	noun - 在军队服役的人
legacy /ˈlɛɡ.ə.si/ B2	noun - 由前任者传下来的东西
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - 在人的身体和动物体内循环的红色液体
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 视觉器官
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - 做某事的方法、风格或方式
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ B1	adjective - 需要休息或睡眠的
understand /ˌʌn.dərˈstænd/ B1	verb - 理解某事的意义、重要性或本质
attempt /əˈtɛmpt/ B2	verb - 努力去实现或完成某事
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - 从一个地方通往另一个地方的宽阔道路
kindness /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ B2	noun - 友好、慷慨和体贴的品质