歌词与中文翻译
My name is Donald White,you see
我名叫唐纳德怀特，你看
I stand before you all
我站在你们的面前
I was judged by you a murderer
被你们判为谋杀者
And the hangman’s knot must fall
行刑人的绳索必须垂下
I will die upon the gallows pole
我将死在绞刑架上
When the moon is shining clear
在明月高照的时候
And these are my final words
而这些是我最后的
That you will ever hear
你们听得见的遗言
If I had some education
如果我接受过教育
To give me a decent start
给我一个好的开始
I might have been a doctor or
也许我会成为医生
A master in the arts
或者成为艺术大师
But I used my hands for stealing
但是我用我的双手偷窃
When I was very young
当我很年轻的时候
And they locked me down in jailhouse cell
他们把我关在牢里
That’s how my life begun
我一生就这样开始
Oh,the inmates and the prisoners
噢，监狱里的囚犯
I found they were my kind
我发现是我的同类
And it was there inside the bars
只有在铁栏杆里面
I found my peace of mind
我才找到心灵平静
But the jails they were too crowded
但是监狱太过拥挤
Institution overflowed
所有地方人满为患
So they turned me loose to walk upon
所以他们把我放回
Life’s hurried tangled road
仓促复杂的人生路
And there’s danger on the ocean
危险存在于海洋上
Where the salt sea waves split high
咸水海浪高高裂开
And there’s danger on the battlefield
危险存在于战场上
Where the shells of bullets fly
子弹弹壳到处乱飞
And there’s danger in this open world
危险存在于开放的世上
Where man strive to be free
人们努力的争取自由
And for me the greatest danger
而对我而言最危险的
Was in society
是置身在这社会中
So I asked them to send me back
所以我求他们送我
To the institution home
回到那个监狱的家
But they said they were too crowded
但是他们说那里太挤
For me they had no room
腾不出地方给我住
I got down on my knees and begged
我双膝跪下恳求他们
“Oh,please put me away.”
”哦，拜托把我关起来“
But they would not listen to my plea
但是他们不为所动
Oh notheing I would say
也不肯听我的言语
And so it was on Christmas Eve
所以就在那圣诞夜
In the year of’59
西元一九五九年
It was on the night I killed a man
晚上我-杀-了-一个人
I did not try to hide
也没打算隐瞒真相
The jury found me guilty
审判团发现我有罪
And I won’t disagree
我毫无异议
For I knew that would happen
因为我知道我会犯罪
If I wasn’t put away
如果不把我关起来
And I’m glad I’ve had no parents
我庆幸我没有父母
To care of me or cry
照顾我或者为我哭泣
For now they will never know
现在他们永远也不会知道
The horrible death I die
我死的有多恐怖
And I’m also glad I’ve had no friends
我也庆幸我没有朋友
To see me in disgrace
看见我的羞辱
For they’ll never see the hangman’s hood
因为他们永远不会看到行刑人
Wrap around my face
罩在我头上的黑布
Farewell unto the old north woods
再见了北方的老树林
Of which I used to roam
我曾经流连的地方
Farewell unto the crowded bars
再见了热闹的酒吧
Of which I’ve been my home
它们曾经是我的家
Farewell to all you people
再见了所有的人们
Who think the worst of me
你们只想到我的最坏
I guess you will feel much better when
我想你们觉得好多了
I’m on that hanging tree
当我吊在那棵树上
But there’s just one more question
但是我还有一个问题
Before they kill me dead
在他们处死我之前
I’m wondering just how much
我好奇是到底你们
To you I really said
听见多少我说的话
Concerning all the boys that come
关于所有那些男孩
Down a road like me
走上我走过的路
Are they enemies or victims
他们是你们这社 会的敌人
Of your society?
还是受害者？