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最美的音乐
1.8 老橡树上的黄丝带  Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

《老橡树上的黄丝带》  

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree


Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

老橡树上的黄丝带

-Tony Orlando & Dawn

梅三思 译

I'm coming home I've done my time

我刑期已满,正往家赶

Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine

现在我得先知道哪些东西还属于自己

If you received my letter 

如果你收到我的信

telling you I'd soon be free

告诉你我很快就会被释放

Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me

你会知道该怎么做,如果你还要我的话

If you still want me

如果你还要我的话


Oh tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree

在老橡树上系根黄丝带吧

It's been three long years do you still want me

三年过去了,你还要我吗

If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree

如果我没有看到老橡树上的黄丝带

I'll stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on me

我会呆在车上,忘掉我们俩,把所有的账都算我头上

If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree

如果我没看见老橡树上系的黄丝带


Bus driver please look for me

汽车司机请帮我看一看

'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see

因为我实在无法承受自己可能看到的

I'm really still in prison and my love she holds the key

我依旧在监狱里,我的爱人她握着钥匙

A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free

只需要一根黄丝带我就自由了

I wrote and tell her please

我写信恳求她


Oh tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree

在老橡树上系根黄丝带吧

It's been three long years do you still want me

三年过去了,你还要我吗?

If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree

如果我没看到系在老橡树上的黄丝带

I'll stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on me

我会呆在车上,忘掉我们俩,把所有的账都算我头上

If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree

如果我没看见老橡树上系的黄丝带


Now the whole damn bus is cheering

整个车厢都欢呼起来

And I can't believe I see

我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛

A hundred yellow ribbons round the ole oak tree

上百条黄丝带围着老橡树起舞

I'm coming home

我要回家啦!

背景:这首歌最早由Tony Orlando & Dawn演唱,是一首经典老歌。据说来源一个有趣的故事:长途车上坐着一位沉默不语的男子,在同车的年轻游客的盘问下终于开了口。原来他刚从监狱出来,释放前曾写信给妻子:如果她已另有归宿,他也不责怪她;如果她还爱着他,愿意他回去,就在镇口的老橡树上系一根黄丝带;如果没有黄丝带,他就会随车而去,永远不会去打扰她……汽车快到目的地了,远远望去,镇口的老橡树上挂了几十上百条黄丝带,车上的乘客都欢呼起来。

可能是因为节奏太过欢快的原因,早先听这首歌时我听出了一种喜感。

Tony Orlando & Dawn是活跃在美国70年代的一支流行乐队,最著名的作品就是《老橡树上的黄丝带》。