My Old Man

I got a picture of himbarefoot in the mud
我有一张照片,他赤足站在泥泞中
Behind his grandpa's plow an' two great mules
在他的祖父犁后另有两头大毛驴
When he turned ten years old, on May 8, '53.
那时53年5月8日,他十岁
He grew up fearin' God in Washburn, Tennessee
他出生于田纳西州沃什本一个奉信上帝的家庭
The closest thing he had to a Dad was his Uncle Bob
视鲍伯叔叔如父亲
An' he could only dream of things like little league baseball
唯一的梦想就是加入小联盟棒球队
An' that little boy, with big blue eyes and calloused hands
这小男孩有双蓝色的大眼睛和结满茧的手
Huh, became my old man
后来他成我的老爹
Well she was a Kentucky girl, born on Valentine's Day
她是一个肯塔基女孩，生于情人节
The fourth child of five to my Grandma, Eula May
是我外婆尤拉.梅五个孩中的四闰女
So shy and beautiful with sunset hair and emerald eyes
日落般灿烂的金发，绿宝石似的明眸，美丽中蕴藏羞怯
Her Daddy spent his life workin' in the coal mines
外公当一辈子的煤矿工
Now in my eyes, all my life, my Daddy's been a Saint
在我看来，爹一直是我生命中的圣人
But even Saints need Angels to show them the way
但是圣人也需要有天使来为他们引路
And over thirty-seven years ago, he asked for Margaret Lynn's hand
约37年前,他向玛格里特.林求婚
And that Angel married my old man
然后天使嫁给我老爹
And there were times I tried to buck, the truthful things they said
我一直抗拒乡亲们所说的真相
But now I'm glad that, more than once, they rattled my stubborn head
然而现在我很高兴，他们常让我清醒过来
'Cause my folks are just like mountains, I looked at from afar
当我远眺，乡亲就象山
But now the closer I get to them, the bigger they are
越靠近，越觉得高大
The time seems to fly anymore, and the holidays are so far apart
光阴如梭，然而离重逢的佳节尚远
There's no way a 'phone call could express what's in my heart
没有别的办法而电话又不能真正表达我的情感
So this is just a song to say how greatful I am
唯有此歌才能略表
For Mamma and my old man
我对双亲的无比感恩之心
For Mamma and my old man
我对双亲的无比感恩之心