Diamonds and Rust

Album: Diamons and Rust (1975)
Artist : Joan Baez

Well, I’ll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that’s not unusual
It’s just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
　　
想必我的不幸是种注定
你的影子幽然降临
这也算不得稀奇
只是在这月圆的夜里
电话恰好传来你的声音
　　
And here I sit,hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I’d known,
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
　　　　　　
我手持话筒坐在原地
听着熟悉的低语
任凭多年以前的温热记忆
化作湍流从高处侵袭

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin’s eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
　　
在我的印象里，
比知更鸟蛋还要湛蓝的，是你的眼睛
你却说我的诗不值一提
那么此时的你又身处何地？
中西部的某个公用电话亭？
　　
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
　　
十年之前我为你买袖扣搭配衬衣
你也给我送过这样或那样的东西
可是眼下我们也都了然于心
回忆带来的，唯有钻石与锈迹
　　
Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
　　
你忽然出现在荧屏里
作为一个传奇
一颗来自平民的熠熠之星
而最初那个四处漂泊的你
迷途般闯入我双臂

　　
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed
　　
停下一贯匆匆的身影
暂时忘却海水和潮汐
你说你打心底里相信
褪色圣母像里的少女
会不离不弃地保佑你
　　
Now I see you standing there
with brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you’re smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
　　
现在又看见了另一个场景
你站在落叶纷纷的街心
雪花静静飘洒在发际
你仍是带着微笑的表情
沿着破旧小旅馆的窗外
穿过华盛顿广场一路前行
　　
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
　
我们呼出的白色雾气
在空中渐渐融为一体
我从未这般确信
即使当时与你一同死去
也觉得此生足矣

Now you’re telling me，You’re not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague

你说现在的你早已不想曾经
接着又用另一个词代替
文字一直是你美丽的道具
让人看不清迷雾里的实情
　　
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It’s all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you’re offering me diamonds and rust
I’ve already paid
　　
我想我也需要这雾视里的距离
因为往事涌现得太过迅速清晰
是的我曾经如此深深地爱着你
即使你给的不过是钻石与锈迹
我也早已交付了一切代价所需