歌词
She came from Providence
她是上帝派来的
The one in Rhode Island
来自那古老希腊的罗德岛
Where the old world shadows hang
旧世界的阴影
Heavy in the air
沉重地笼罩在空中
She packed her hopes and dreams
她带着自己的希望和梦想
Like a refugee
跟她父亲一样
Just as her father came across the sea
像个难民一样飘洋
She heard about a place people were simlin
'路途中她听闻有个人们总在微笑的地方
They spoke about the red man's way
那里的人像北方的印第安人一样说话
And how they loved the land
他们是多么热爱这片土地
And they came from everywhere
他们来自各个地方
To the Great Divide
到达分水岭
Seeking a place to stand
寻找立足点
Or a place to hide
或是一个避风港
Down in the crowded bars
在拥挤的酒吧中痛饮
Out for a good time
为了享受这美好的时光
Can't wait to tell you all
迫不及待要告诉你
What it's like up there
关于那里的一切
And they called it paradise
他们把它称作天堂
I don't know why
我不知道为什么
Somebody laid the mountains low
当城镇热闹起来的时候
While the town got high
一些人藏匿在深山中
Then the chilly winds blew down
然后一阵寒风吹过
Across the desert
越过沙漠
Through the canyons of the coast
越过河岸的峡谷
To the Malibu
到达沿海
Where the pretty people play
那里的他们玩得正开心
Hungry for power
渴望神
To light their near on way
来指明的前路
Give them things to do
做他们该做的事
Some rich men came and raped the land
一些有钱的人来到了这里破坏这片土地
Nobody caught them
却没有一个去抓住那些侵略者
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes
一个个丑陋的盒子在包装精美后
And Jesus people bought 'em
天啊竟然还有人买
And they called it paradise
他们把这里称为天堂
The place to be
也许是吧
They watched the hazy sun sinking in the sea
他们看着蒙尘的太阳落进海里
You can leave it all behind
你可以眼不见为净
And sail to Lahaina坐船到Lahaina
Just like the missionaries did so many years ago
像多年以前的传教士一样
They even brought a neon sign
那些侵入者甚至带来
Jesus is coming
耶稣降临的记号
Brought the white man's burden down
减轻了白人们的重担
Brought the white man's reign
带来了白人的统治
Who will provide the grand design
谁为宏伟的计划谋划
What is yours and what is mine
什么是属于你的什么又是属于我的
Cause there is no more new frontier
因为这里没有新的边疆
We have got to make it here
所以我们不得不在这里开辟
We satifsy our endless needs
我们要满足我们无尽的需要
And justify our bloody deeds
和以上帝命运的名义
In the name of destiny
证明我们杀戮的行为
And the name of God
是正确的
And you can see them there
你可以在那里看见他们
On Sunday morning
在周日的早上
Stand up and sing about
站在那里唱歌
What it's like up there
好像什么似的
They call it paradise
他们把那里叫做天堂
I don't know why
我不知道为什么
You call someplace paradise
你也把一些地方叫做天堂
Kiss it goodbye
吻别吧
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