歌词与中文翻译
Engine One-Forty-Three
引擎143
The Carter Family
卡特家族
Along came the FFV, the swiftest on the line
开过来的是弗吉尼亚号列车，这条铁路线上最快的
Running o'er the C & O road just 20 minutes behind
在CO铁路线上行驶，只晚点了20分钟
Running into Seville headquarters on the line
开进田纳西州塞维尔县火车站
Receiving their strict orders from a station just behind
并接受后面一个车站的严格命令
Georgie's mother came to him with a bucket on her arm
乔吉的妈妈胳膊上挎着一个桶来找他
Saying, my darling son, be careful how you run
说，我亲爱的儿子，开车千万千万得当心啊
For many a man has lost his life in trying to make lost time
因为许多人为了弥补晚点的时间而丧失了生命
And if you run your engine right you'll get there just on time
如果你使你的引擎运转正常，你会准时到达的
Up the road she darted, against the rocks she crashed
火车她在路上飞奔，撞在了岩石上
Upside-down the engine turned, and Georgie's breast it smashed
发引擎倒转了，乔吉的胸膛被撞得粉碎
His head was against the firebox door, the flames were rolling high
他的头靠在炉门上，火焰滚滚
I'm glad I was born for an engineer to die on the C & O road “
我很高兴我生来就注定是一个死在CO铁路线上的火车司机”
The doctor said to Georgie, my darling boy, be still
医生对乔吉说，我亲爱的孩子，不要动
Your life may yet be saved if it is God's blessed will
如果这是上帝的祝福意愿，你的生命还有可能得救
Oh, no, said Georgie, that will not do, I want to die so free
哦，不，乔吉说，那不行，我要自由地死去
I want to die for the engine I love, one hundred and forty-three
我要为我心爱的引擎而死，143号引擎
The doctor said to Georgie, your life cannot be saved
医生对乔吉说，你的生命无法挽救了
Murdered upon a railroad and laid in a lonesome grave
死在铁路上，埋在寂寞的坟墓里
His face was covered up with blood, his eyes you could not see
他的脸上满是血，你看不见他的眼睛
And the very last words poor Georgie said was nearer, my God, to Thee
可怜的乔治说的最后一句话，“我的上帝，离你更近了”