Man Gave Names to All the Animals
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal that liked to growl
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Great big furry back and furry hair
“Ah, think I’ll call it a bear”
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal up on a hill
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
He saw milk comin’ out but he didn’t know how
“Ah, think I’ll call it a cow”
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal that liked to snort
Horns on his head and they weren’t too short
It looked like there wasn’t nothin’ that he couldn’t pull
“Ah, think I’ll call it a bull”
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal leavin’ a muddy trail
Real dirty face and a curly tail
He wasn’t too small and he wasn’t too big
“Ah, think I’ll call it a pig”
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
Next animal that he did meet
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
“Ah, think I’ll call it a sheep”
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
Slithering his way through the grass
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake . . .
人命名了所有动物
[美]鲍勃·迪伦
胡桑 译
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
他看见一只动物喜欢咆哮
毛茸茸的大爪子,它喜欢嚎叫
巨大的毛茸茸的背,毛茸茸的毛发
“啊,我想我会叫它熊”
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
他看见一只动物在山上
咀嚼那么多草,直到它填饱肚子
他看见奶流出来,但他不知道如何流出来
“啊,我想我会叫它奶牛”
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
他看见一只动物喜欢喷响鼻
它头上有角,而且不太短
看起来好像没有什么它拉不动
“啊,我想我会叫它公牛”
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
他看见一只动物留下了泥泞的足迹
肮脏不堪的脸,一条卷曲的尾巴
它不太小也不太大
“啊,我想我会叫它猪”
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
下一只他所遇见的动物
背上长着毛,脚上长着蹄
在那么陡峭的山坡上吃草
“啊,我想我会叫它羊”
人命名了所有动物
在起初,在起初
人命名了所有动物
在起初,很久以前
他看见一只动物像玻璃一样光滑
它滑行着,穿过草丛
看见它消失在湖边的一棵树旁……
出自专辑《慢车开来》
发行于1979年
《鲍勃·迪伦诗歌集/慢车开来1975-1979》
广西师范大学出版社
2017年6月第1版
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