歌词
There is a house in New Orleans,
在新奥尔良有一个小屋
You call the "Rising Sun",
你可以叫它“日升”
It's been the ruin of many a poor soul
这里是不幸的灵魂的葬身之地
and me,Oh,God， I'm one.
唉上帝啊，我就是其中一个
If I'd listened to what mama said,
如果我听了我妈妈的话
I'd be at home today
我今天应该待在家里
Being so young and foolish, poor girl
做一个年轻又贫穷的傻姑娘
I let a gambler lead me astray
被一个赌徒引入歧途
My mother she's a tailor,
我妈妈是一个裁缝
Sews those new blue jeans
缝纫那些新的蓝色牛仔裤
My sweetheart, he's a drunkard, Lord God
我的爱人，他是一个酒鬼，我的上帝
He drinks down in New Orleans.
他在新奥尔良借酒浇愁
He fills his glasses to the brim,
他把酒杯满上
Passes them around.
把他们分发各处
The only pleasure that he gets out of life
他逃避现实带来的唯一乐趣
Is a hobo from town to town.
就是在各个村庄游手好闲
The only thing a drunkard needs
酒鬼需要的唯一的东西
Is a suitcase and a trunk.
就是一个手提箱和一辆卡车
The only time that he's half satisfied
他唯一感到稍微快乐一点的时候
Is when he's on a drunk.
就是他喝醉了的时候
Go and tell my baby sister
请去告诉我的小妹
Never do like I have done.
不要步我的后尘
Shun that house down in New Orleans
关了那个在新奥尔良的小屋吧
That they call that Rising Sun.
就是那个叫“日升”的小屋
It's one foot on the platform,
一只脚踏在站台
One foot on the train.
一只脚踏在火车上
I'm going back down to New Orleans
我即将踏上回新奥尔良之路
To wear my ball and my chain.
去戴上我的脚镣和锁链
My life is almost over,
我的生命快要到了尽头
My race is almost run.
我的赛跑就要开始了
Going back down to New Orleans
回到新奥尔良
To that house of the Rising Sun
回到“日升”小屋
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