歌词
pete seeger -Waist Deep In The Big Muddy （Live）
《身陷泥潭》（Live版）Big Muddy是双关语，既指代密西西比河，又暗喻国家陷入了泥潭
Written by ：Pete Seeger
词曲：皮特·西格
It was back in nineteen forty-two
那时是1942年
I was a member of a good platoon
我从军于一个优秀战排
We were on maneuvers in a Loozianna
我们正在路易斯安那州演习
One night by the light of the moon
那夜的月光下
The captain told us to ford a river
上尉叫我们涉水过河
That's how it all begun
这就是一切的开始
We were knee deep in the Big Muddy
我们在及膝深的密西西比河中
But the big fool said to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
The sergeant said sir are you sure
中士问道“你确定吗，长官？”
This is the best way back to the base
“这就是我们回基地的最佳路线
Sergeant go on I forded this river
“中士给我继续前进
About a mile above this place
“我曾在上游一英里的地方渡过这河
It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging
“可能会点湿，但只要继续努力
We'll soon be on dry ground
“我们很快就能见到坚实的土地”
We were waist deep in the Big Muddy
我们在及腰深的密西西比河中
And the big fool said to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
The sergeant said sir with all this equipment
中士说：“长官，戴着全部的装备
No man will be able to swim
没有人游得动泳”
Sergeant don't be a nervous Nellie
“别杞人忧天了中士，”
The captain said to him
上尉这么对他说，
All we need is a little determination
“我们需要的只是一点点决心
Men follow me I'll lead on
“小伙子们跟着我，我会领导你们！”
We were neck deep in the Big Muddy
我们在及项深的密西西比河中
And the big fool said to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
All at once the moon clouded over
刹那间乌云遮蔽明月
We heard a gurgling cry
我们听到一声呛水的惨叫
A few seconds later the captain's helmet
几秒钟后上尉的头盔浮了起来
Was all that floated by
这就是他所剩下的全部东西
The sergeant said turn around men
中士大喊“给我掉头，小伙子们！
I'm in charge from now on
现在我来指挥！”
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy
上尉一死，
With the captain dead and gone
我们就从密西西比河的泥水中挣脱出来
We stripped and dived and found his body
我们脱下衣服装备潜入水中，找到了他
Stuck in the old quicksand
他的尸体被困在了沉重的流沙中
I guess he didn't know that the water was deeper
我猜他根本不知道
Than the place he'd once before been
水比他以前去过的地方要深得多
Another stream had joined the Big Muddy
在我们渡河的地方上游半英里的地方
About a half mile from where we'd gone
又一条溪流汇入了密西西比河
We were lucky to escape from the Big Muddy
当这傻瓜叫我们继续推进的时候
When the big fool said to push on
我们幸运地从密西西比河（大泥潭）里挣脱
Well I'm not going to point any moral
我可不敢瞎影射什么道德问题
I'll leave that for yourself
我想把这个思考留给你自己
Maybe you're still walking
也许你还在前进
You're still talking
你还在发声
You'd like to keep your health
你想要保护自己的生命健康
But every time I read the papers
但每当我读报纸时
That old feeling comes on
这段往事就浮上心头：
We're waist deep in the Big Muddy
我们在及腰深的密西西比河中
And the big fool says to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
在及腰深的密西西比河中
And the big fool says to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
在及腰深的密西西比河中
And the big fool says to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
Waist deep neck deep
河水没过腰部
Soon even a
没过脖颈，很快
Tall man'll be over his head
哪怕是一个高个子都会被没过头顶
We're waist deep in the Big Muddy
我们在及腰深的密西西比河中
And the big fool says to push on
可这傻瓜还叫我们继续推进
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