歌词
We heard first from you
事后我们第一次听到你的消息
and then in the papers
是在报纸上的报道
and the radio said 3pm
然后下午三点了收音机上说了这个消息
when all of people
当所有的人
crowded around at the stakes
挤在那些桩的周围
just yards from the lake
就在湖边几码的地方
But we heard you say
但是我们听见你说道
that nobody knew about
没人知道
the dangers and all the stages
危险还有这所有的舞台
opened up an appalling line
都解释着一个骇人听闻的消息
of people waiting in vain
人们徒劳无功的等待
as it started to rain
这时下起了雨
when had laughed about the days
我们在那些日子里欢笑
when I wouldn't say the fourth of May
那时候我不愿提起五月的最后一个星期
and sometimes we told stories
有时候我们讲故事
where movies stars were old
一些已经老去了的电影明星的故事
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
但假装他们还只是十七岁
and then we'd spend a dollar for the frames
我们花了一美元去看了他们的电影
we heard that you fell down
我们听说你摔倒了
when the flames came out
就在火苗窜出来的时候
and people started to shout
人们都开始大叫
that some had fallen and still lay down
说有些人摔倒了仍躺着不能站起来
their faces dark from the flames
但他们的面容在火苗的映衬下慢慢黯淡
the news had read out the names
后来的新闻报道了遇难者的名字
we had laughed about the days
我们在那些日子里欢笑
when I wouldn't say the fourth of May
那时候我不愿提起五月的最后一个星期
and sometimes we told stories
有时候我们讲故事
where movies stars were old
一些已经老去了的电影明星的故事
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
但假装他们还只是十七岁
and then we'd spend a dollar for the frames
我们花了一美元去看了他们的电影
we had laughed about the days
我们在那些日子里欢笑
when I wouldn't say the fourth of May
那时候我不愿提起五月的最后一个星期
and sometimes we told stories
有时候我们讲故事
where movies stars were old
一些已经老去了的电影明星的故事
但假装他们还只是十七岁
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
我们花了一美元去看了他们的电影
and then we'd spend a dollar for the frames
我们花了一美元去看了他们的电影
and then we'd spend a dollar for the frames