歌词
Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
我们都兢兢业业地在密西西比河上工作
Here we all work while the white folk play
我们兢兢业业地工作时，白人尽情享乐
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
从日出到日落，我们辛劳地工作
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
没有停歇，直到一天的尽头
Don't look up
不要张望
An' don't look down
也不要往下看
You don't dast make the white boss frown
你不要惹白人工头生气
Bend your knees
弯下腰
An' bow your head
和低下头
And pull that rope until you're dead
用力地拉着纤绳，直到你死亡
Ol' Man River
老人河啊
Dat Ol' Man River
老人河
He must know somepin',
他一定会了解
But he don't say nothin'
但总是沉默
He just keeps rollin',
他只有奔流
He keeps on rollin' along
也总是不停地流淌
He don't plant taters,
他不种番薯
He don't plant cotton
也不种棉花
An' them what plants
那个耕种的人们
'Em is soon forgotten
却被人遗忘
But Ol' Man River,
但老人河啊
He Just keeps rollin' along.
他总是不停地流淌
You and me, we sweat and strain
我们流尽血和汗
Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain
全身不舒服，疼痛地发抖
Tote that barge and lift that bale
“拉着船，抗包裹！”
Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in jail
谁也不当心，就会坐监狱
I gets weary
我已经受够了
An' so sick of tryin'
疲惫的劳动
I'm tired of livin',
我厌倦了生活
But I'm feared of dyin'
又害怕死亡
An' Ol' Man River,
但老人河啊
He just keeps rollin' along.
你总是不停地流淌
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