歌词
Tom was born in 1942
TOM生于1942年
With eyes of blue
他有着蓝色的眼睛
And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast
医生说他的呼吸太快了
His heart stopped twice
心脏停了两次
But yet he survived
但他还是活了下来
As he took his first breath
当他第一次呼吸的时候
His mother took her last
他的妈妈却离开了
And his father knew that he wasn’t to blame
他的父亲知道，这并不怪他
But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
但这之后，父亲不像之前那样看待他了
And he rarely spoke about her
父亲很少提起Tom的妈妈
But when he did
但每当他提起的时候
He said your mother used to say this
他总说，你妈妈以前常这样说
When the skies are looking bad my dear
亲爱的，当天色看起来很差
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
你的心中也没有了希望
After dawn there will be sunshine
黎明之后，将会有阳光出现
And all the dust will go
所有的尘土也会散去
Skies will clear my darling
亲爱的，天空会再一次明朗起来
I’ll wake up with the one I love the most
我将在我最爱的人身边醒来
And in the morning, I’ll make you up
在清晨
Some tea and toast
我会为你准备一些茶和吐司
When we met through a friend
当TOM 和女孩通过
Who introduced them
一个朋友认识
The first thing Tom said was "Would you like to dance?"
Tom说的第一句话是 我可以请你跳舞吗
They moved with each other and when the music got slower
他们相拥彼此起舞，当音乐越来越慢的时候
[0He said "Don’t let go of my hand"
Tom说 不要放开我的手
He said "It’s only polite if I ask you tonight
如果今晚我只是出于礼貌问你
Would it be alright, if I could walk you home? "
那我可以送你回家吗
That night he told her of his birth
那个晚上Tom和她说了他出生时发生的事情
And said when it hurt
他说，当往事让他难过时
He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
他总会想起妈妈说的有关茶和吐司的话
Two quick years they went by
两年一晃即逝
They were side by side
他们陪伴着彼此
And without a plan, they conceived a little child
出乎意料的，他们有了一个小宝贝
He said "Women I love you and this you know
他说，你们知道我爱你们
But I only have enough for our food and clothes
虽然我只能够负担起我们的衣食
But I love you and this baby
但我爱你们两个
Until the day that I die"
直到我生命的尽头
She said "We’ll take care of this little life
她说：我们要好好照顾这个小生命
And we’ll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
并且会爱上她漂亮的蓝眼睛
And we’ll be alright from some advice that I know"
我知道我们的未来会很好
She said I never got to meet her
她说，虽然我从来没有见过你的妈妈
But if I did, I’m sure your mother would have said this
但我知道，如果我见到她，你的妈妈一定会说
When the skies are looking bad my dear
亲爱的，当天色看起来很差
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
你的心中也没有了希望
After dawn there will be sunshine
黎明之后，将会有阳光出现
And all the dust will go
所有的尘土也会散去
Skies will clear my darling
亲爱的，天空会再一次明朗起来
We'll show this baby all the love we know
我们将会把全部的爱给这个孩子
And in the morning, I’ll make you up
在每个清晨
Some tea and toast
我都会为你沏好茶，烤好香喷喷的吐司
Well he took those words
他将这些话铭记于心
And he made them proud
并让自己成为了家人的骄傲
He worked day after day
他没日没夜
And hour after hour
的工作
So they could buy a little house just on the outside of town
在离镇子不远的地方买了一个小房子
The little girl grew up and so did they
小女孩一天天长大了，他们也一天天变老了
They said that they loved each other everyday
他们说他们每天都彼此相爱
And forty years later, that brings us to now
四十年后，到了现在
And as they’re walking down the street
他们沿着街道散步的时候
Her grip loosens on his hand
她松开了紧握他的手
He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground
当她摔倒的时候，他拥住了她
He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
除了她的呼吸声，再也没有了别的声音
Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
她躺在地上，很多路人担心的围了过来
Tears roll off his face as he says “Don’t let go, now”
眼泪划过他的面颊，他在她耳边说，不要现在就离开我
And he’s sitting by her bed in the hospital ward
当他坐在她的病床前
And their daughter walks in with a family of her own
他们的女儿带着她自己的家人走了进来
She says “Dad, I don’t know if she can hear you now
她说：爸爸我不知道妈妈还能不能听到你的声音
But there’s one thing Mum would want you to know”
但有一件事情是妈妈想让你知道的
When the skies are looking bad my dear
当天色很差
And your heart's lost all it’s hope
你的心里也没了希望
After dawn there will be sunshine
黎明过后又会有美丽的阳光
And all the dust will go
所有尘埃都会散去
Skies will clear my darling
天空会再一次明朗起来
Now it’s time for you to let go
这就是你该放下过去的时候了
I'm gonna wake you up in the morning
我会在清晨为你沏好茶
With some tea and toast
烤好吐司，再叫醒你。
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