歌词
Back through the years
回首那些年
I go wonderin once again
我又一次陷入沉思
Back to the seasons of my youth
时间回到我的青春期
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
我回想起别人给我们的一箱碎布
And how my momma put the rags to use
回想起我的妈妈是如何将这些碎布利用起来
There were rags of many colors
这些多彩的碎布
Every piece was small
每一片都很小
And I didnt have a coat
那时我还没有外衣
And it was way down in the fall
那时秋天即将来临
Momma sewed the rags together
妈妈将这些碎布缝在一起
Sewin every piece with love
带着爱来缝制每一片碎布
She made my coat of many colors
她为我做了一件多彩的外衣
That I was so proud of
我感到十分自豪
As she sewed she told a story
当她缝衣服的时候，她给我讲了一个故事
From the bible she had read
那是她在圣经里读到的
About a coat of many colors
关于一件多彩的外衣
Joseph wore and then she said
约瑟曾经穿过，然后她说
Perhaps this coat will bring you
或许这件外衣能给你带来
Good luck and happiness
好运与快乐
And I just couldnt wait to wear it
我迫不及待地穿上外衣
And momma blessed it with a kiss
妈妈吻我给我祝福
My coat of many colors
我多彩的外衣啊
That my momma made for me
是妈妈为我做的
Made only from rags
只用了破碎的布
But I wore it so proudly
但是我穿上它多么骄傲
Although we had no money
尽管我们没有钱
I was rich as I could be
但是我感到富有与满足
In my coat of many colors
穿着妈妈为我缝制的
My momma made for me
多彩外衣
So with patches on my britches
我的裤子上有洞
Holes in both my shoes
两只鞋子上也有洞
In my coat of many colors
穿着多彩的大衣
I hurried off to school
我急匆匆地赶往学校
Just to find the others laughing
却发现其他家伙
And making fun of me
都在笑话我
In my coat of many colors
笑话我穿着妈妈做的
My momma made for me
这件多彩的外衣
And oh I couldnt understand it
我不能够理解他们的嘲笑
For I felt I was rich
我为我的多彩外衣感到富有与满足
And I told them of the love
我告诉他们妈妈缝制衣服时
My momma sewed in every stitch
每一针都引入了爱
And I told em all the story
还给他们讲了那些
Momma told me while she sewed
妈妈给我缝衣服时讲的故事
And how my coat of many colors
噢我的多彩外衣
Was worth more than all their clothes
可比他们所有人的外套珍贵
But they didnt understand it
但是他们不懂
And I tried to make them see
我试着帮助他们理解
That one is only poor
只有当一个人选择了贫穷
Only if they choose to be
他就会真正的贫穷
Now I know we had no money
我知道我们现在没有太多钱
But I was rich as I could be
但是我感到富裕满足
In my coat of many colors
穿着妈妈为我缝制的
My momma made for me
多彩的外衣
Made just for me
独一无二的外衣
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