歌词与中文翻译
Oh, once I was a young man
我曾经是一名少年
Looked over vales and hills
回望着溪谷与山丘
Saw myself a future
憧憬着自己的未来
Of riches and of thrills
富有而又快乐
But on me fifteenth birthday
但在我十五岁那年
I paid my union dues
我付了会费
And they sent me deep into the ground
我被他们派到了地下矿井中
Oh, the winter wind can blow me colder
冬天的寒风可以把我吹透
Oh, the summer's heat can parch me dry
夏日的热浪能够把我烤干
But I'll not leave here for a fortune
但我不会因为追寻财富而离开这里
I shall never leave here till I die
到死也不会
Oh, once I had a family
我成家了之后
Sons to make you proud
孩子们让我自豪
They have gone and left me now
他们现在已经长大远去
And I'll count the time out loud
我只能扳着指头数度过的时日
For now, I am an old man
现在我已然是一位老人
Just waiting for me turn
只等着归西
Till they take me back into the ground
等着他们把我埋葬
Oh, the winter wind can blow me colder
冬天的寒风可以把我吹透
Oh, the summer's heat can parch me dry
夏日的热浪能够把我烤干
But I'll not leave here for a fortune
但我不会因为追寻财富而离开这里
I shall never leave here till I die
到死也不会
Oh, the winter wind can blow me colder
冬天的寒风可以把我吹透
Oh, the summer's heat can parch me dry
夏日的热浪能够把我烤干
But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever
但我永永远远爱着这些暗淡的山丘
And I won't leave them untill I die
到死也不会离开它们
Oh, once I loved a woman
我爱上了一个女人
She meant all the world to me
她对我来说就是全世界
Saw ourselves a future
憧憬着我们的未来
As far as I could see
来日方长
But I was only forty-seven
但在我四十七岁的那年
When they took her down from me
她已离我而去
And buried her deep...
把她深埋在……
Oh, the winter wind can blow me colder
冬天的寒风可以把我吹透
Oh, the summer's heat can parch me dry
夏日的热浪能够把我烤干
But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever
但我永永远远爱着这些暗淡的山丘
And I won't leave them untill I die
到死也不会离开它们
“Merry Christmas, Dad. ”“
圣诞快乐，爸爸”
“Merry Christmas, Son. ”“
圣诞快乐，儿子”