i hung my head (Johnny Cash)翻译中英对照

"hung my head' 低下头

early one morning 在一个 萧杀的清晨,

with time to kill

i borrowed jebb’s rifle 我带着吉伯的猎枪呆在一个小丘陵上。

and sat on a hill 我看到一个孤独的骑士,

i saw a lone rider 正在穿越这片荒原。

crossing the plain 我把他当作目标,

i drew a bead on him 端起抢瞄准了他。

to practice my aim

my brother’s rifle 那是我弟弟的猎枪,

went off in my hand 枪声从我手中响起,

a shot rang out 尖利的枪声回荡在这片原野。

across the land

the horse, he kept running 骑士的马仍然在奔跑,

the rider was dead 骑士已然死亡。

i hung my head 于是,我低下了头,

i hung my head 我低下了头。

i set off running 我开始疯狂的奔跑,

to wake from the dream 想从这个梦中醒来,

my brother’s rifle 弟弟的猎枪却依然闪耀,

went into the sheen

i kept on running 我一直奔跑,

into the south lands 进入南方的土地,

that’s where they found me 在那里,我被他们追捕。

my head in my hands 我掩面痛哭。

the sheriff he asked me 那里的州长问我为什么逃亡,

why had i run

and then it came to me 他使我想起了我的所为。

just what i had done

and all for no reason 没有任何理由,

just one piece of lead 一瞬间的感悟,

i hung my head 我低下了头,

i hung my head 我低下头。

here in the court house 在城镇的法庭里,

the whole town was there

i see the judge 我看到了法官,

high up in his chair 威严的坐在椅子上,

explain to the court room 面向法庭对我审问,

what went through your mind

and we’ll ask the jury 他问我作何辩护,

what verdict they find 陪审团将依此作出判决。

i felt the power 我感到无比绝望,

of death over life

i orphaned his children 我让他的孩子变成孤儿,

i widowed his wife 我让他的妻子失去丈夫。

i begged their forgiveness 我祈求他们的原谅,

i wish i was dead 我希望以死赎罪。

i hung my head 我惭愧的低下头,

i hung my head 我低下我的头

i hung my head 我低下头

i hung my head 我低下头。

early one morning 在一个萧杀的清晨

with time to kill

i see the gallows 我看到高高的山岗矗立着绞刑架。

up on a hill

and out in the distance 在遥远的地方,

a trick of the brain 有个头脑里突然迸发的恶作剧。

i see a lone rider 我看到一个孤独的骑士,

crossing the plain 正穿行在这片荒原。

and he’d come to fetch me 他带我一起去幸福的天国。

to see what they’d done

and we’ll ride together

to kingdom come

i prayed for god’s mercy 我祈求上帝仁慈,

for soon i`ll be dead 不久我也会死亡。

i hung my head 于是,我低下头,

i hung my head 我低下了头。

i hung my head 我低下头,

i hung my head 低下头