Unbelievable
It’s unbelievable, it’s strange but true
It’s inconceivable it could happen to you
You go north and you go south
Just like bait in the fish’s mouth
Ya must be livin’ in the shadow of some kind of evil star
It’s unbelievable it would get this far
It’s undeniable what they’d have you to think
It’s indescribable, it can drive you to drink
They said it was the land of milk and honey
Now they say it’s the land of money
Who ever thought they could ever make that stick
It’s unbelievable you can get this rich this quick
Every head is so dignified
Every moon is so sanctified
Every urge is so satisfied as long as you’re with me
All the silver, all the gold
All the sweethearts you can hold
That don’t come back with stories untold
Are hanging on a tree
It’s unbelievable like a lead balloon
It’s so impossible to even learn the tune
Kill that beast and feed that swine
Scale that wall and smoke that vine
Feed that horse and saddle up the drum
It’s unbelievable, the day would finally come
Once there was a man who had no eyes
Every lady in the land told him lies
He stood beneath the silver sky and his heart began to bleed
Every brain is civilized
Every nerve is analyzed
Everything is criticized when you are in need
It’s unbelievable, it’s fancy-free
So interchangeable, so delightful to see
Turn your back, wash your hands
There’s always someone who understands
It don’t matter no more what you got to say
It’s unbelievable it would go down this way
难以置信
[美]鲍勃·迪伦
李皖 译
郝佳 校
难以置信,这很奇怪却是真的
难以想象,这会发生在你身上
你走向北,你走向南
好像鱼嘴中的诱饵
你肯定生活在哪颗灾星的阴影中
难以置信它可以笼罩得这么远
难以否认他们让你思考的事儿
难以形容,它能驱使你狂饮
他们曾说这里是奶与蜜的土地
现在则说这是金钱的土地
谁曾想他们会说中
难以置信你能这么快这么富裕
每一颗头颅这么庄严
每一颗月亮这么神圣
每一个欲望这么满足,只要你和我在一起
所有的银,所有的金
所有你能拥有的美人
悬挂在一棵树上
不会在未讲的故事中重现
难以置信像一只铅气球
就连学那曲调都非常不可能
杀掉那畜牲喂养那蠢猪
刮掉那墙皮薰死那藤蔓
喂肥骏马把战鼓备上马鞍
难以置信,那一天终将来临
从前有个人他瞎了眼
那片土地上的每个淑女都对他说假话
他站在银色天空下,他的心开始流血
每个大脑都被开化
每根神经都被解析
每件事情都被批评,在你需要帮助的时候
难以置信,无拘无束
如此轻易转换,如此赏心悦目
转过你的背,洗干净你的手
总会有人能明白
你说什么都再无所谓
难以置信会这样下去
注1:《旧约·出埃及记》中,耶和华称要带以色列人“到美好宽阔流奶与蜜之地”。
注2:像一只铅气球(like a lead balloon),指毫无效果。
出自专辑《红色天空下》
发行于1990年
《鲍勃·迪伦诗歌集/红色天空下1986-1997》
广西师范大学出版社
2017年6月第1版
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