Simple Twist of Fate
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walkin’ by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up, the room was bare
He didn’t see her anywhere
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Maybe she’ll pick him out again, how long must he wait
Once more for a simple twist of fate
People tell me it’s a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
命运的简单戏法
[美]鲍勃·迪伦
李皖 旧译，修订版
郝佳 校
他们一起坐在公园
当暮色渐渐转暗
她望着他，他感到一束火花刺了一下
那一刻他感到了孤独，想：一直走下去就好了
走下去，并且提防着，命运的简单戏法
他们沿着旧运河，走着
有一点儿迷惑，我记得很清楚
他们住进一家陌生旅馆，旅馆上有霓虹闪耀
他感到夜的酷热袭来，像一列货车
呼啸着，命运的简单戏法
一支萨克斯风在很远的地方吹着
而她在街道的拱廊走着
阳光穿过破窗帘，窗帘后他刚醒来
她往门口瞎子的杯盏里丢了枚硬币
就忘记了，命运的简单戏法
他醒来，房间里空空如也
四处望去，不见她的身影
他对自己说他不在乎，然后把窗子大开
这时感到内心里有一种说不出来的空虚
带来它的，是命运的简单戏法
他听见钟的滴答
一只叽哩哇拉的鹦鹉陪伴着他
在滨水码头总算将她追上，所有的水手都从那里登岸
兴许她还会选上他，他还要再等多久
再一次因为，命运的简单戏法
人们对我说，过分挖掘内心的感受
那也是一种罪
我依然相信她和我天生一对，可是我弄丢了指环
她出生在春天，而我生得太晚
把这一切归咎于，命运的简单戏法
注：中国有个词，叫“造化弄人”，这题目对应的，差不多就是这个意思。
出自专辑《轨道上的血》
发行于1975年
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