City of New Orleans-Willie Nelson

[00:00.00] 作词 : Steve Goodman [00:01.00] 作曲 : Steve Goodman [00:06.96]Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
乘坐新奥尔良号列车 [00:12.21] [00:13.21]I llinois Central Monday morning rail
伊利诺伊中央铁路的周一清晨 [00:19.59]Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
十五节车厢载着十五位不安的旅人 [00:24.90] [00:25.90]Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
三位乘务员与二十五袋邮件 [00:31.46] [00:32.03]All along the southbound odyssey
沿着南行的漫长旅程 [00:35.34]The train pulls out of Kankakee
列车缓缓驶离坎卡基 [00:38.53]And rolls along past houses farms and fields
穿过农舍田野与牧场 [00:45.15]Passing trains that have no name
无名列车擦肩而过 [00:47.90]And graveyards full of old black men
墓园里长眠着黑人老者 [00:51.03]And graveyards full of rusted automobiles
废车场堆满锈蚀的钢铁残骸 [00:57.15] [00:58.09]Good morning America how are you say
早安美国你可听见 [01:04.03]Don't you know me I'm your native son
我是你养育的故乡之子 [01:09.46] [01:10.03]I'm the train they call
人们都叫我 [01:12.28]The City of New Orleans
新奥尔良号列车 [01:16.46]And I'll be gone five hundred miles
当暮色降临之时 [01:19.71]When the day is done
我已驶过五百英里 [01:22.03] [01:26.65]Dealin' cards with an old man at the club car
餐车里与老者玩牌 [01:33.47]Many a point ain't no one keepin' score
胜负得失无人计较 [01:38.15] [01:39.78]Pass that paper bag that holds the bottle
传递装着烈酒的纸袋 [01:45.91]And feel the wheels a rumbling neath the floor
感受车轮在脚下轰鸣震颤 [01:51.84]And the sons of poor men porters
穷苦人的后代当乘务员 [01:54.47]And the sons of engineers
工程师的子孙开火车 [01:58.15]Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel
驾驭父辈的钢铁魔毯 [02:05.16]Mothers with their babes asleep
母亲怀抱安睡的婴孩 [02:08.03]Rockin' to that gentle beat
随轻柔节奏轻轻摇摆 [02:11.03]And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
铁轨的韵律是唯一的感知 [02:17.84]Good morning America how are you say
早安美国你可听见 [02:24.03]Don't you know me I'm your native son
我是你养育的故乡之子 [02:29.47]I'm the train they call
人们都叫我 [02:32.03]The City of New Orleans
新奥尔良号列车 [02:36.47]And I'll be gone five hundred miles
当暮色降临之时 [02:39.29]When the day is done
我已驶过五百英里 [02:46.03] [03:08.84]Night time on the City of New Orleans
夜幕笼罩新奥尔良号 [03:15.03]Changing cars in Memphis Tennessee
孟菲斯站更换车厢 [03:21.40]Half way home we'll be there by morning
破晓前将抵达故乡 [03:27.53]Through the Mississippi darkness
穿越密西西比州的夜色 [03:29.16]Rolling down to the sea
奔向大海的方向 [03:33.97]And all the towns and people seem
城镇与人群渐行渐远 [03:36.78]To fade into a bad dream
如同消散的噩梦片段 [03:40.17]And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
钢铁轨道尚未知晓这变迁 [03:44.80] [03:46.74]The conductor sings his songs again
乘务员再次唱起歌谣 [03:49.43]The passengers will please refrain
请乘客们保持安静 [03:52.52]This train has got the disappearing railroad blues
这列火车满载消逝的铁路蓝调 [03:58.52] [03:59.40]Good morning America how are you say
早安美国你可听见 [04:05.21]Don't you know me I'm your native son
我是你养育的故乡之子 [04:10.83]I'm the train they call
人们都叫我 [04:13.53]The City of New Orleans
新奥尔良号列车 [04:17.96]And I'll be gone five hundred miles
当暮色降临之时 [04:20.58]When the day is done
我已驶过五百英里