歌词
几年之前
在那远离家乡的
Several years ago
异域小镇
In a foreign town
我遇见了托斯卡纳伯爵(我开始回想那段神奇的旅程,最开始我遇见了一个陌生人 )
Far away from home
他很年轻 也有些古怪
I met the Count of Tuscany
还是王室的血脉
我搭着他的便车
A young eccentric man
飞驰在意大利广袤的乡村
Bred from royal blood
(这个年轻人对我说:)“上车吧,
Took me for a ride
咱们开车兜一圈
Across the open countryside
这一路
我来做你的导游
Get into my car
快进来!”(他很年轻,有朝气,很热情,一路上我们一直畅谈)
Let's go for a drive
“一会你可能会想起
Along the way
那个食人公爵
I'll be your guide
一个以我兄弟为灵感的电影人物。”
Just step inside
车在山间飞驰
城镇渐渐远去
Maybe you'll recall
我们仍在不停的赶路
A cannibal curator
走过那些狭窄的街道和尘土飞扬的古路(我突然发现我对小镇的爱慢慢的消失不见,每一栋建筑,每一个人,包括他,还有飞扬的尘土,仿佛都散发着一股鬼魅的气息)
A character inspired by my brother's life
车停了
我们来到一座别致的庄园前
Winding through the hills
这是一片广袤的翠绿色田野
The city far behind
仿似一个已经淹没在历史中的古代世界
On and on we drove
(我从没见过这样的庄园,好像电视里的中世纪电影。这里仿佛和现代世界隔绝。伯爵说:)“让我介绍一下!
Down narrow streets and dusty roads
这是我兄弟
一位大胡子绅士
At last we came upon
也是一位历史学家。”
A picturesque estate
他吹着笛子
On sprawling emerald fields
操着一口贵族样的口音
An ancient world of times gone by
他让我有些不安
这不是肯定巧合
Let me introduce
我想要活下来
My brother
这里的一切
A bearded gentleman
都是那样的诡异
Historian
Sucking on his pipe
我还不想死
Distinguished accent
突然间我都不知道自己能否活命
Making me uptight
我想要离开
No accident
这可能是你最后一次
看到我活着
I want to stay alive
Everything about this place
我可能逃不出去了
Just doesn't feel right
我就知道
I
从来到这里的那一刻
I don't want to die
(伯爵对我发出邀请)“你想不想看看
Suddenly I'm frightened for my life
我们那隐秘而神圣的密室?
我们都是深夜来到这里
I want to say goodbye
借着烛光对神祷告。”
This could be the last time
透过玻璃
You see me alive
送出我夹带着怀疑的目光
I
只见那餐桌背后的圣徒
I may not survive
仍旧穿着古代贵族的衣装
Knew it
(他向我讲述了一段故事)“历史在脑海里开始回放
From the moment we arrived
在战争年代
传奇故事发生在
Would you like to see
这城堡高墙的背后
Our secret holy place
那时士兵们总会逃到城堡内
I come here late at night
躲在那些装满美酒的木桶里
To pray to him by candle light
但是他们再也没出来过
Then peering through the glass
这些橡木的酒桶
I saw with disbelief
就成了他们的坟墓
Still dressed in royal clothes
走下酒窖的台阶后
The saint behind the altar
我消失了
就像天使所享一样蒸发(注:“木桶内的威士忌在酿制时,每年会蒸发大约2%,而再过了几十年后,桶内的酒就少了将近四分之一,酿酒人把小时的部分叫做“天使所享”)
History recalls
我的死期已近
During times of war
(伯爵在招呼着)“过来尝一口!
Legend has been traced
这可是稀有的葡萄酒
Back inside these castle walls
这些美酒
都是陈年佳酿。”
Where soldiers came to hide
我想要活下来
In barrels filled with wine
这里的一切
Never to escape
都是那样的诡异
These tombs of oak
Are where they died
我还不想死
突然间我都不知道自己能否活命
Down the cellar stairs
我想要离开
I disappear
这可能是你最后一次
Like the angel's share
看到我活着
The end is near
我可能逃不出去了
Come and have a taste
我就知道
A rare vintage
从来到这里的那一刻
All the finest wines
我的死期到了吗?
Improved with age
我就这样死去吗?
独自坐在这里
I want to stay alive
孤单一人
Everything about this place
我不知道为什么
Just doesn't feel right
我不认为这一切都是注定
I
我犯了什么错?
I don't want to die
真是百思不得其解
Suddenly I'm frightened for my life
(我对他说:)“请在给我一个机会
让我解释清楚
I want to say goodbye
这一切的前前后后
This could be the last time
我要再和你说清楚
You see me alive
你让我坐上你的车
I
说要让我经历一次大冒险
I may not survive
而然后我就发现
Knew it
我的性命都不能保证。”
From the moment we arrived.
(他打断了我:)“等一下 朋友!
完全不是这么回事
Could this be the end?
你肯定在疑惑
Is this the way I die?
我是谁
Sitting here alone
请不要害怕
No one by my side
我从没想要伤害你
这就是我们的生活方式
I don't understand
虽然看起来很奇怪
I don't feel that I deserve this
但还是请你尽量理解吧
What did I do wrong?
那礼堂和圣徒
I just don't understand
士兵和美酒
那神话与传说
Give me one more chance
都是一代一代传下来的
Let me please explain
你当然可以随意离开
It's all been circumstance
也请告诉世界我们的故事
I'll tell you once again
告诉他们我兄弟的故事
还有我
You took me for a ride
托斯卡纳伯爵...”
Promising a vast adventure
The next that I know
I'm frightened for my life
Now wait a minute man
That's not how it is
You must be confused
That isn't who I am
Please don't be afraid
I would never try to hurt you
This is how we live
Strange although it seems
Please try to forgive
The chapel and the saint
The soldiers and the wine
The fables and the tales
All handed down through time
Of course you're free to go
Go and tell the world my story
Tell about my brother
Tell them about me
The Count of Tuscany
专辑信息
1.The Best Of Times
2.A Nightmare To Remember
3.Wither
4.The Shattered Fortress
5.A Rite Of Passage
6.The Count Of Tuscany
7.Odyssey
8.To Tame A Land
9.Stargazer
10.Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley
11.Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt. 2
12.Take Your Fingers From My Hair