歌词与中文翻译
Grandmother stood at the stove
奶奶站在炉子旁。
stirring two boiling pots of fruit preserves
搅拌两个升满水果蜜饯沸腾的锅
with a large wooden spoon.
用一个大木勺。
She smiled at the countryside
她总是在乡下微笑。
some light trickled through the window,
常常一缕阳光透过窗户，
adding a glow
增加了奶奶的光辉
to her gently graying hair.
给她温柔的灰白头发。
Adding to the flow
添加了流纹
of the freckles on her hands.
她手上的雀斑
On her hands.
在她的手上。
Lined up in five neat rows,
排列成五排整整齐齐，
a multitude of canning jars.
许多许多罐头罐子。
Mother rustled in the closet hall
母亲在客厅里发出了声音。
searching for the paper towels
寻找着纸巾
to clean off the boiling red
清理在奶奶头上
of raspberries stuck to grandma’s head.
沸腾似的红色的覆盆子
Adding a glow
增加了奶奶的光辉
to her gently graying hair.
给她温柔的灰白头发。
Adding to the flow
添加了流纹
of red streaming down her arms.
红色从她的手臂上流下
Down her arms.
从她的手臂上流下
What we thought was red,
我们不知道这红色是什么
turned out to be
原来是
blood and berries mixed.
血液和浆果混合。
And she collapsed on to,
她瘫倒在地，
on to
在
the floor.
地上