歌词
I read about a man getting drowned once
我曾读到过一位男人,他溺过一次水
His friends thought he was waving to them
他的朋友们都以为他是在海里向他们挥手打招呼
From the sea but really, he was drowning
但实际上,他正在被海水浸溺
And then I thought that, in a way, it is true of life too
就那么一下我突然觉得,从某方面来说,生活也不过是这样
That a lot of people pretend, out of bravery really
许多人都出于勇敢而去伪装
That they are very jolly and ordinary sort of chaps
就好像是只是一群很快乐的,很普通的家伙们
But really they do not feel at home at all in the world
但实际上他们在这个世界上一点也没有家的归属感
Or able to make friends easily
或者一点也不善于交际
So then they joke a lot and laugh
所以他们开起玩笑,然后放声大笑
And people think they're quite alright and jolly nice too
于是周围的人们就会觉得他们过得很好很开心
But sometimes that brave pretense breaks down
但有些时候吧,勇敢的外表破碎掉
And then, like the poor man in this poem, they are lost
接着,就如这位可怜人在诗中写道的一样,他们迷失了
Not waving, but drowning
"并非在挥手,而是在沉溺"(出自Stevie Smith的诗歌)
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