John L-black midi

[00:00.000] 作词 : Geordie Greep [00:01.000] 作曲 : Cameron Picton/Geordie Greep/Matt Kelvin/Morgan Simpson [00:32.091]Three encores of Oh Sonny Boy backed only by accordion
手风琴声响起 电影开幕 [00:35.507]Three rows of pale brunettes protect him from the crowd
成群浅发女郎挺身而出 带他冲出重围 [00:39.122]The curtain a patchwork of imitation vermillion
帷幕被屡屡粉粹 王朝更迭变幻 (朱红色Vermillion是一种昂贵的颜料 这里象征着王室贵族；帷幕是拼凑而成的 表明帷幕已被多次撕成碎片 这实际上是一个循环以新的国王加冕和王朝更迭过程) [00:42.790]A red bulb hangs low above the throne that has been found
血红的灯晕悬在宝座之上 [00:46.277] [01:00.528]This is the scene on Main Street when John L comes to town
约翰五十踱步于皇城大街 触目所及(“John”源自瓦努阿图臭名昭著的邪教John Frum；“L”则为罗马数字中的“50”类似于国王的世代 暗示歌中的暴力行径已发生数次) [01:04.034] [01:15.123]Crowds of every age, creed and gender are abound
不同年龄 信仰 性别的人簇拥而至 比比皆是 [01:18.080]Signor kitsch sings skits detailing each attendees sins
戏子正演绎着低俗的桥段 揭露与会者的罪孽 [01:22.008]First time anteaters lose themselves in the wings
食蚁兽们首度迷失于羽翼之间 [01:25.370]With vigour they scratch red spots, overwhelmed by their king
他们用力撕扯已满是鲜血的头颅 屈膝臣服于王座之下 [01:28.898] [01:42.588]In all the world there’s no escape from this infernal din
尘世间再难摆脱这地狱般的喧嚣 [01:46.903] [01:49.495]“Children of Bethlehem, come all boys and girls,
"伯利恒的孩子们 所有男孩和女孩(“The Children of Bethlehem”是John Denver的一首歌 借以使这一邪教宣言更加宏伟) [01:53.404]Come Listen to these, my eternal words
来倾听这些 我亘古不变的圣言 [01:56.713]Judge not who you see by whatever they may say
不要从他人的言语中来寻求自我 [01:59.946]But by their round eyes, lips, ears and curves
人们的眼眸 唇际 耳畔 那些蜿蜒的曲线 [02:03.545]A man is his country, your country is you
每个人都享有他的国度 你坐拥你的城池 [02:06.605]All bad is forewarned, all good will come true”
一切罪恶终有先兆 一切善意都将触及真相“(这里John L呼吁他的信众要警惕他人 沉迷于民族主义；该演讲似乎也是马丁·路德·金《我有一个梦想》的翻版) [02:10.120] [02:10.270]These words are heard on Main Street when John L comes to town
约翰五十踱步于皇城大街 振振有词 [02:16.943] [02:31.224]This garbling non-song whips throng into frenzy
含糊不清的魔音将人的理智推向疯狂 [02:34.409]The last echoes of his crooning now cease to be heard
他低吟的回声渐渐平息 消逝 [02:37.517]No-longer-pale brunettes are broken in two
浅发护卫们已尸首两处 [02:40.523]And thrown to the snouts of the anteater crew
沦为食蚁兽们的嘴边佳肴 [02:43.595] [02:43.755]John L is in tatters
约翰五十 身无分文 贫困潦倒 [02:45.341]His soapbox usurped
周身肮脏不堪 [02:47.045]His torn robes adorn the
唯有被撕裂的长袍粉饰着 [02:48.229]Tree stumps of the earth
贫瘠的大地 枯萎的树桩 [02:49.762]No hack with an army
在他逝世之前 [02:51.477]Will last long before he
不再有任一军队护其左右 [02:52.939]Breeds men who yearn
哺育着那些渴望着 [02:54.317]For their own bloody glory
鲜血与荣耀的可悲灵魂 [02:56.071] [04:50.947]That was the scene on Main Street when John L came to town
约翰五十苟活于寻常巷陌