American Tune

Many's the time I've been mistaken,
and many times confused
Yes, and I've often felt forsaken,
and certainly misused.
Ah, but I'm all right, I'm all right.
I'm just weary to my bones.
Still you don't expect to be bright and bon vivant,
so far away from home,
so far away from home.
And I don't know a soul who's not been battered.
I don't have a friend who feels at ease.
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered,
or driven to its knees.
Ah, but it's all right. It's all right.
For we've lived so well so long.
Still, when I think of the road we're travelin' on,
I wonder what's gone wrong.
I can't help but wonder what's gone wrong.

And I dreamed I was dying.
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly,
and looking back down at me, smiled reassuringly.
And I dreamed I was flying,
and high up above my eyes could clearly see
the Statue of Liberty sailing away to sea.
And I dreamed I was flying.

And we come on the ship they call the Mayflower.
We come on the ship that sailed the moon.
We come in the age's most uncertain hours,
and sing an American tune.
Oh, and it's all right, it's all right,
it's all right.
You can't be forever blessed.
Still tomorrow's gonna be another working day
and I'm tryin' to get some rest;
that's all - I'm trying to get some rest.


- Paul Simon -
"There Goes Rhymin' Simon", 1973

我已被误会了太多次
很多时候也感觉困惑
对,我也时常感觉自己已被抛弃
当然也觉得被误用
啊,但我没事,我很好
我只是劳累过度
其实你本来就不该期望所有人都轻松欢快
当我们在离家这么遥远的地方
当我们在离家这么遥远的地方
我认识的所有人都受过各种各样的打击
我所有的朋友都不觉得自己活的轻松
我听说过所有的梦想,全都在最终破碎掉,或是被迫更改
啊,没事.没什么大不了的.
我们都好好地活了这么久了
尽管如此,当我想起我们的人生路途
我还是想知道到底是哪里出了差错
我无法抵制这种想法

我梦见我死的时候
梦里我出乎意料地看到我的灵魂飘离到我的身体上方
它转过来看着我,它笑了笑,似乎是在鼓励我,让我不要放弃
我梦见我飞了起来
在高空我能清楚地看见
自由女神像向大海里航行
我梦见我飞了起来

我们从那艘叫"五月花"的船上来
我们从那艘环绕月球的船上来
我们在这时代最变化无常的时候来
来唱一首代表美国人现实和理想歌
哦,没事,挺好的
一切都好
总不能天天都被上天照顾,觉得绝顶幸福
不管怎么吧,明天又是新的一天,得上班工作
我想好好休息一下
就这样,我想休息一会儿.


蛮不错的歌。试着翻译了一下，和原文应该没什么很大出入。

ps.“五月花”的历史背景：1620年英国移民驶往北美的第一艘船。船上的乘客都是Puritan，英国清教中最激进的一派，由于受英国国教的残酷迫害，决定逃往北美。美国的历史就是这样开始的。