歌词
Billy was born within sight of the shipyard
比利在一家造船厂里长大
First son of a riveter's son
他是一位铆工的第一个儿子
And Billy was raised as the ship grew a shadow
他伴着一艘艘新船渐渐成长
Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun
那巨大的船身仿佛能遮住太阳
And six days a week he would watch his poor father
他每周六天看着可怜的老爸
A working man live like a slave
像个奴隶似的劳碌不停
He'd drink every night, and he'd dream of a future
老爸每晚都喝得酩酊大醉
Of money he never would save
做着发大财的黄粱美梦
Billy would cry when he thought of the future
一想到明天比利就会伤心地哭泣
Soon came a day when the bottle was broken
新船下水的那天很快到来，他们摔碎酒瓶
They launched the great ship out to sea
驾着那艘大船出了海
He felt he'd been left on a desolate shore
他感觉仿佛被遗弃在一个荒凉的海岸
To a future he desperately wanted to flee
他绝望地想要逃离即将到来的明天
What else was there for a ship-builder's son
一个造船匠的儿子还能干些什么
A new ship to be built, new work to be done
不过是日复一日的造船试水
One day he dreamed of the ship in the world
有天夜里他梦见有一艘船
It would carry his father and he
它能载着他和老爸
To a place they would never be found
去一个他们从没去过的地方
To a place far away from this town
去一个远离这座城镇的地方
Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship
囚禁在船体编织的铁笼子里
All the workmen suspended like flies
悬吊着的工人们像一只只苍蝇
Caught in the flare of acetylene light
在灼热刺眼的电焊弧光中
A working man works till the industry dies
他们会不停劳作直到工业没落
And Billy would cry when he thought of the future
一想到明天比利就会伤心地哭泣
Then what they call an industrial accident
他们所谓的工业事故
Crushed those it couldn't forgive
从不会宽恕任何人
They brought Billy's father back home in an ambulance
救护车把比利的老爸送回了家
A brass watch, a cheque, maybe three weeks to live
一块铜表，一张支票，还有大约三周的生命
What else was there for a riveter's son
一个铆工的儿子还能干些什么
A new ship to be built, new work to be done
不过是日复一日的造船试水
That night he dreamed of the ship in the world
那天夜里他梦见有一艘船
It would carry his father and he
它能载着他和老爸
To a place they could never be found
去一个他们从没去过的地方
To a place far away from this town
去一个远离这座城镇的地方
A Newcastle ship with no coals
那是艘不用烧煤的纽卡斯尔船
They would sail to the island of souls
他们将乘着它去往灵魂的岛屿
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