歌词
雨落在去年的男人身上，
那是一座犹太人的竖琴在桌上，
The rain falls down on last year's man,
那是一支彩色的粉笔在他手中。
that's a jew's harp on the table,
角落里的设计图自从他们卷动就被破坏，
that's a crayon in his hand.
而遥远的图钉干，
And the corners of the blueprint are ruined since they rolled
依然在木头上投下阴影。
far past the stems of thumbtacks
天窗像一张我永远也不会修补的鼓的皮，
that still throw shadows on the wood.
所有的雨落了下来，阿门，
And the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend
落在了去年的男人的作品上。
and all the rain falls down amen
我遇见一位女士，她和她的士兵们在黑暗中玩耍。
on the works of last year's man.
哦，她必须一个个告诉他们，
她的名字是圣女贞德。
I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark
我曾在那支军队中呆过一小段时间，
oh one by one she had to tell them
我想去谢谢你，圣女贞德，
that her name was Joan of Arc.
因为你待我如此好。
I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while;
尽管我穿着军服，但是我的存在不是为了战斗。
I want to thank you, Joan of Arc,
所有你陪伴的那些受伤的男孩，
for treating me so well.
晚安，我的朋友们，晚安。
And though I wear a uniform I was not born to fight;
我参加了一场古老家族举办的婚礼，
all these wounded boys you lie beside,
新郎是 Bethlehem，
goodnight, my friends, goodnight.
新娘是 Babylon 。
Great Babylon 赤裸着，哦，她站在那儿为我而发着抖，
I came upon a wedding that old families had contrived;
Bethlehem 因为我和她的行为而怒火中烧，
Bethlehem the bridegroom,
就像一个害羞的人有时也会狂欢。
Babylon the bride.
当我们感觉到彼此的身体像一层面纱，
Great Babylon was naked, oh she stood there trembling for me,
我必须拉着另一边去看，
and Bethlehem inflamed us both
就像蛇吃着它自己的尾巴。
like the shy one at some orgy.
一些女人等待耶稣，一些女人等待该隐，
And when we fell together all our flesh was like a veil
所以我来到我的祭坛，
that I had to draw aside to see
并且再次举起我的斧头。
the serpent eat its tail.
我带着找到我的那个人回到一切开始的地方，
那时耶稣还在度蜜月，
Some women wait for Jesus, and some women wait for Cain
而该隐也只是一个人。
so I hang upon my altar
我们从血液和皮肤组成的有趣的圣经中知道，
and I hoist my axe again.
荒野正在聚集，
And I take the one who finds me back to where it all began
所有的它的孩子都将再次回归。
when Jesus was the honeymoon
雨落在去年的男人身上，
and Cain was just the man.
时间已经过去了一个小时，
And we read from pleasant Bibles that are bound in blood and skin
他的手都没有动一下。
that the wilderness is gathering
但如果他给出任何一个简单的指示，一切都将发生，
all its children back again.
情人们将涌现，
山脉将接触大地。
The rain falls down on last year's man,
而那天窗像一张我永远也不会修补的鼓的皮，
an hour has gone by
所有的雨落了下来，阿门，
and he has not moved his hand.
落在了去年的男人的作品上。
But everything will happen if he only gives the word;
the lovers will rise up
and the mountains touch the ground.
But the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend
and all the rain falls down amen
on the works of last year's man.
专辑信息