Diamonds&rust　　　　

钻石与铁锈

Joan Baez

Via:@O2DNA





Well , I'll be damned

你的幽灵再次出现，

Here comes your ghost again

我的心绪顿起波澜，

But that's not unusual

但这并不奇怪，

It's just that the moon is full

——今晚月亮正圆，

And you happened to call

你又恰好打电话来，

And here I sit, hand on the telephone

我坐在这里，握着听筒，

Hearing a voice I'd known

这个熟悉的声音，

A couple of light years ago

我已熟悉了好多年，

Heading straight for a fall

心思落入无底深渊。



As I remember your eyes

我记得你的眼睛很蓝，

were bluer than robin's eggs

比得上知更鸟的蛋，

My poetry was lousy, you said

你还说我的诗写的太糟。

"Where were you calling from?"

"你在哪儿呢？"

"A booth in the Midwest"

"中西部的一个电话亭。"

Ten years ago

十年前，

I bought you some cufflinks

我买了些衣扣给你，

You brought me something

你也送过我些东西，

We both know what memories can bring

回忆能带来些什么呢，

They bring diamonds and rust

无非是些钻石和铁锈罢了。



Well, you burst on the scene

记得那年你刚一登场，

Already a legend

就沾染着传奇色彩，

The unwashed phenomenon

第一个流浪诗人，

The original vagabond

一脸稚气的天才，

You strayed into my arms

无意间撞入我的臂弯，

And there you stayed

你停了下来，把她当做

Temporarily lost at sea

一时迷航后的港湾，

The Madonna was yours for free

毫不费力你就得到了圣女，

Yes, the girl on the half shell

贝壳里的那位姑娘，

Could keep you unharmed

她保你不受伤害。



Now I see you standing

如今，我仿佛看见你站在这里，

With brown leaves falling all around

枯黄的叶子落了一地，

Snow in your hair

你的头发也白了。

Now you're smiling out the window

华盛顿广场旁边，

Of that crummy hotel

破旧的小旅馆里，

Over Washington Square

你笑着朝窗外望去。

Our breath comes out white cloud

我们的呼吸纠缠成云，

Mingles and hangs in the air

悬在天上，

Speaking strictly for me

细细想来，

We both could've died then and there

我们真该死在彼时彼地。



Now you're telling me

现在你却对我说，

You're not nostalgic

你并不念旧，

Then give me another word for it

不如换个词吧，

You who're so good with words

要说玩弄文字，

And at keeping thing vague

那可是你的拿手好戏，

Cause I need some of that vagueness now

而我，恰好也需要一些模糊的语句，

It's all come back too clearly

翻涌的回忆太过清晰，

Yes , I love you dearly

是的，我曾经深爱过你，

And if you're offering me diamonds and rust

但是如果你想让往事重现的话，

I've already paid

还是算了吧。