Song of Alice

Song of Alice - Keren Ann

She was the

她是

The patron saint of 23rd street

她是第23街的守护神

She was around for a lot of that

她总是在那里巡视很

She

她

Wandering around the hotel hallways in the middle of the night

半夜里 她漫游在旅馆的走廊上

Carrying a little yellow cardboard box

带着一只小小的 黄色的纸盒子

And she inhabited the place like a butterfly

她栖息于这块土地 就像 一只蝴蝶般

There was this kind of sadness about her and a

关于她和他们 总有些悲哀传说

And she did have this light

而她 总为他们带来光明

And nobody ever knew her real name

然而 没有人知道她真正的名字

There was times

那些时候

I'd see her coming down that street

我偶然看到她

Stepping through broken bottles and gum

在破损的瓶子和口香糖残迹中走上楼梯

And carrying her shoes barefoot

赤裸着脚 提着她的鞋

People said she was crazy

人们都说她疯了 但是我

About six months before the fire there was

在6个月前的火灾中

There was a big blackout

有一场大范围的停电

Famous summer blackout

一场著名的夏季停电

She walked around through the halls giving everyone candles

她穿行于各个教堂间 给予每个人蜡烛

Scared everybody away in the end

然而 她却吓跑了所有人

Then when the fire happened you know

当火灾发生时

Everybody assumed it was her

每个人都说那就是她的化身

There had been fires in the halls that year

他们把那些年全部的火灾都怪罪于她

Little ones

不管大的或小的

I dunno if it was fair or not but everybody blamed her for it

我不知道那是否公平

And then one day she

但每个人都为此诅咒她

She just vanished and later they

然后有一天 她 她突然地消失了

Said her name was Alice

后来 他们 说她的名字叫爱丽丝

All that time I never knew

自始至终 我都不知道她真实的名字