歌词
My brother and I were out huntin'
我和我哥去打猎
A stray bullet made him its mark
一枪打偏 他中了弹
I carried him back to the cabin
我把他背回林间小屋
His life nothin' more than a spark
他的生命 只剩一枚火花
He whispered to me very softly
他轻轻对我耳语
"Dear brother,I'm goin' away
亲爱的兄弟 我要走了
So listen and come to me closely
靠近我 仔细听
There's so much that I have to say
我有很多话要说
My sweetheart, her dear name is Sally
我的爱人 叫做萨利
Her mother and father have died
她已父母双亡
She's waitin' alone in the valley
她在山谷等我
When I left her, oh how she cried
我离开时,她嚎啕大哭
I promised to bring her my fortune
我发誓给她富裕
Return to the valley and wed
回那山谷跟她成亲
But I've had a call from my maker
可惜造物主要我去了
So I'll have to go there instead"
我不得不去
He gave me the ring he had bought her
他把给她买的戒指给了我
And told of the plans they had made
告诉我他们的计划
He spoke of how long she had waited
他说到她等了多久
And for his return, how she prayed
为了让他回来 她一直祈祷
He gave me a small piece of paper
他给我一张小条
The will he had made for this day
上面是他的计划
I promised to do as he wanted
我允诺按他说的做
The Good Lord would show me the way
神会为我指路
He gave me his home in the valley
他把他的家送给我
And all of the money he had
还有他所有的钱财
He asked me to marry hisSally
他要我娶了萨利
And promise she'd never be sad
让我发誓 永不让她伤心
But once long ago we were rivals
很久之前 我们争抢萨利
For I loved her too from the start
我从开始就喜欢她
I'd made up my mind to stay single
我已决心一生单身
For Sally had broken my heart
因为萨利伤了我心
My dear brother went up to heaven
我亲爱的哥哥 去了天堂
And I went to our valley home
我回到山谷里的家
But Sally had married another
可萨利已经嫁了别人
So what's left for me but to roam?
我又能做什么 除了流浪
I pray the good Lord up above me
我向天上的神祈祷
To keep Brother's faith in me still
让我实现对哥哥的诺言
His Sally was fickle, unfaithful
可他的萨利水性杨花
That's why I broke my brother's will.
所以我没法实现他的遗愿
专辑信息
1.I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
2.Let Her Go, God Bless Her
3.Knoxville Girl
4.Kentucky
5.What Is Home Without Love
6.A Tiny Broken Heart
7.In the Pines
8.Alabama
9.Katie Dear
10.My Brother's Will
11.Take the News to Mother
12.Mary of the Wild Moor