Diamonds and Rust

Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez

Lyrics by：Joan Baez

Composed by：Joan Baez

Well I'll be d**ned

好吧 我被诅咒了

Here comes your ghost again

你这个魔鬼再一次向我走来

But that's not unusual

但是 这非同寻常

It's just that the moon is full

月圆时

And you happened to call

你碰巧给我打了个电话

And here I sit

我坐在这里

Hand on the telephone

手握着电话

Hearing a voice I'd known

我听见了一个熟悉的声音

A couple of light years ago

这已经是很久之前的事了

Heading straight for a fall

我径直地坠入深渊中

As I remember your eyes

我记得你的眼睛

Were bluer than robin's eggs

湛蓝无比

My poetry was lousy you said

你说 我的诗写得糟透了

Where are you calling from

你在哪打着电话？

A booth in the midwest

在中西部的一个售货亭

Ten years ago

十年前

I bought you some cufflinks

我给你买了一些袖扣

You brought me something

你也给我带来了一些东西

We both know what memories can bring

我们都知道记忆的内涵

They bring diamonds and rust

有的如钻石般珍贵 还有的如锈迹般毫无意义

Well you burst on the scene

好吧 你的突然出现

Already a legend

已经变成了传奇

The unwashed phenomenon

谁都没预料到这一点啊

The original vagabond

你原本是个流浪者

You strayed into my arms

你漂泊进我的臂弯

And there you stayed

你停留在那里

Temporarily lost at sea

暂时迷失在海面上

The Madonna was yours for free

圣母无偿地眷顾着你

Yes the girl on the half-shell

是的 那个依旧纯真的女孩

Would keep you unharmed

能够使你免受伤害

Now I see you standing

现在 我看着你站在那

With brown leaves falling around

棕黄的树叶飘然而下

And snow in your hair

雪花落在你的发丝间

Now you're smiling out the window

现在 微笑着 透着窗

Of that crummy hotel

望着破旧的酒店

Over Washington Square

或是华盛顿广场

Our breath comes out white clouds

我们呼吸着 如同白云交织

Mingles and hangs in the air

凝结在冷空气中

Speaking strictly for me

你严厉地对我说

We both could have died then and there

我们本来会死在那儿

Now you're telling me

现在 你告诉我

You're not nostalgic

你并不怀旧

Then give me another word for it

然后 又对我说出另一番说辞

You who are so good with words

你太巧言善辩

And at keeping things vague

使之暧昧难懂

Because I need some of that vagueness now

因为现在我不想看得太透

It's all come back too clearly

回忆太过清晰

Yes I loved you dearly

是的 我太过爱你

And if you're offering me diamonds and rust

你是否会将钻石或是铁锈都给我

I've already paid

我已经付出了代价