River - Joni Mitchell
It's coming on Christmas,
圣诞节要到了
They're cutting down trees.
人们把树砍倒
They're putting up reindeer
把驯鹿摆出来
And singing songs of joy and peace
高唱和平喜乐之歌
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
喔 我多想顺着河冰 滑到远方
But it don't snow here
但这儿不下雪
Stays pretty green
树木常青
I'm gonna make a lot of money
我想赚很多钱
And and then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
离开现在这个荒谬的地方
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
我多想拥有一条河 能在上面滑冰 到远方
I wish I had a river so long
我多么想拥有一条河流
I would teach my feet to fly
为此我愿教双足去飞翔
Wooh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
我渴望一条我能于其上滑冰的河
I made my baby cry
我使心爱的人垂泪
He tried hard to help me
他尽力帮助我
You know, he put me at ease
他令我心安
And he loved me so naughty
主啊 他的爱几乎过分了
Made me weak in the knees
使我软弱地跪下
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
我希望拥有一条河 能在上面滑冰
I'm so hard to handle
我不是盏省油的灯
I'm selfish and I'm sad
我自私而忧伤
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
如今我离开了 失去了挚爱
that I've ever had
从未拥有的挚爱
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
我想拥有一条能在冰上滑到远方去的河
I wish I had a river so long
我想多么想拥有一条河流
I would teach my feet to fly
为此我愿教双足飞翔
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
我想要一条河 滑着冰到远方去
I made my baby say goodbye
我让我的爱人说了再见
It's coming on Christmas
圣诞节要来了
They're cutting down trees
人们砍倒了树
They're putting up reindeer
摆出了驯鹿
And singing songs of joy and peace
唱着和平喜乐的歌
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
而我想要一条结冰的河 让我滑到远方
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大家好,这里是三号车厢  大家圣诞节快乐呀,不知道大家今天有没有经历什么特别的事情,虽然对我而言不过是又一个普通的打工日, 不过想着回家还得发gm的活动帖大概也给了我一点奇怪的参与感
今天给大家带来的是一首略带悲伤的圣诞歌曲,来自Joni Mitchell奶奶的《River》,这首歌发行于1971年,来自经典的专辑《Blue》。Joni老奶的音乐影响了许多当下的音乐人,如Taylor Swift的《Red》专辑从取名到视觉都颇有向《Blue》致敬的意味。
回到歌曲本身,这也是一首十分经典的圣诞歌曲,被许多歌手翻唱过,其intro和outro都是经典曲目《Jingle Bells》的钢琴变奏。同时与专辑里的其他歌一样,有着溪流般流畅而动人的旋律,歌词讲述了她在经历失恋后,在圣诞季看着其他人欢庆爱与和平,却难掩自己的悲伤心情而写下的想象与随笔,希望大家喜欢~
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