The Levee’s Gonna Break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
Everybody saying this is a day only the Lord could make
Well I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day
Well I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day
I got to the river and I threw my clothes away
I paid my time and now I’m as good as new
I paid my time and now I’m as good as new
They can’t take me back, not unless I want them to
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
Some of these people gonna strip you of all they can take
I can’t stop here, I ain’t ready to unload
I can’t stop here, I ain’t ready to unload
Riches and salvation can be waiting behind the next bend in the road
I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get
I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get
You say you want me to quit ya, I told you no, not just yet
I look in your eyes, I see nobody else but me
I look in your eyes, I see nobody other than me
I see all that I am and all I hope to be
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
Some of these people don’t know which road to take
When I’m with you I forget I was ever blue
When I’m with you I forget I was ever blue
Without you there’s no meaning in anything I do
Some people on the road carrying everything that they own
Some people on the road carrying everything that they own
Some people got barely enough skin to cover their bones
Put on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress
Put on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress
A few more years of hard work then there’ll be a thousand years of happiness
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
I tried to get you to love me, but I won’t repeat that mistake
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
Plenty of cheap stuff out there still around to take
I woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed
I woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed
I ain’t got enough room to even raise my head
Come back, baby, say we never more will part
Come back, baby, say we never more will part
Don’t be a stranger without a brain or heart
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin’ the levee gonna break
Some people still sleepin’, some people are wide awake
大堤就要决口
[美]鲍勃·迪伦
李皖 译
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
人人都在说这日子只有上帝造得出
唉我在堤上干活妈妈,夜晚连着白天
唉我在堤上干活妈妈,夜晚连着白天
我到了河边把衣服甩一边
我付清了时间现在恢复如新
我付清了时间现在恢复如新
他们不能把我抓回去,除非我要他们这样
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
这里有些人将会尽其所能将你扒光
我不能停这儿,我还没准备卸货
我不能停这儿,我还没准备卸货
财富和救赎等候在下一个拐弯处
我从阴沟捡起你这就是我得到的感谢
我从阴沟捡起你这就是我得到的感谢
你说要我抛弃你,我对你说不,还不到时候
我望着你的眼睛,只看见我一人
我望着你的眼睛,只看见我一个人
我看见了全部的我以及我希望成为的人
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
这里有些人不知道选哪条路走
我和你在一起时忘记了我一直忧郁
我和你在一起时忘记了我一直忧郁
没有你我干什么都没意思
路上有些人带上了他们全部的家当
路上有些人带上了他们全部的家当
有些人几乎没有足够的皮包住骨头
穿上你的猫衣服,妈妈,穿上你的晚礼服
穿上你的猫衣服,妈妈,穿上你的晚礼服
再多个几年苦活儿之后就是一千年的幸福
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
我努力让你爱上我,但我将不会一错再错
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
那儿还有许多便宜货还没拿走
今天早上我醒来,床上是蛋和黄油
今天早上我醒来,床上是蛋和黄油
甚至没有空间让我能抬起头
回来吧宝贝,说我们再不分开
回来吧宝贝,说我们再不分开
再不要做无脑无心的陌路人
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
如果雨一直下大堤就会决口
有些人还在睡,有些人完全醒了
注:1927年的密西西比大洪灾在蓝调歌曲中经常被唱起,比如堪萨斯乔?麦考伊与孟菲斯米妮的早期歌曲《当大堤决口》(Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks)。
出自专辑《摩登时代》
发行于2006年
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