Vegetables

My dear saggy, pruney old granny
我親愛的，鬆弛的，皺巴巴的老奶奶
Is dying in the living room
將要死在客廳
The ambulance came and took her away to the hospital in the
救護車開來了，並把她帶到了城裡的醫院裡
The hospital in the city is damp, crusty and rusty
城裡的醫院又濕，又冷又硬還生著銹
The doctor told me to wait and behave
醫生告訴我要聽話好好等著
But I did not heed his words.
但我並沒有註意到他的話
Instead I wandered through the hollow halls.
我在空曠的走道裡游盪，
Curiosity lead me into the staff only
好奇把我引向外人禁入的大門
I saw crates stacked up so high
我在那裡看到了最奇怪的東西
It was a most curious sight
我看見壘到天花板的板條箱
So I opened one and then to my surprise
我忍不住打開了它出乎我的意料
I saw...
我看到了……
Vegetables! Carrots, garlics and chards!
蔬菜！紅蘿蔔!蒜和甜菜！
Cabbages, pumpkins, lettuce and peas!
捲心菜！南瓜！生菜和豌豆！
Something feels wrong there's a chill in my spine
有什麼東西不對勁我的脊柱傳來一陣寒顫
But before I could figure it out
但在我搞清楚之前
Footsteps clacking grew louder
步伐聲愈來愈響
...and Louder!
愈來愈響！
I ran down the hall in a panic
我驚慌地跑過走廊
Saw each dying patient as i ran
我一邊跑一邊看著一個個垂死的病人
Like slides in a show I witnessed it all
好像幻燈片滑過一樣我看見了一切
Was a kafkan metamorphosis
那是卡夫卡的變形記
Senile and literal vegetables
乾癟瘦小的蔬菜
My granny's a broccoli
我的奶奶是棵西蘭花
I thought on the ride home, wide-eyed and disturbed
一路上我都在惶恐不安的瞪大眼睛
Dreading tonight's salad dinner
心裡想著今天晚餐的蔬菜沙拉
My mind swoops on back to the hospital halls
思緒把我拽回醫院空曠的走廊
Curiosity lead me into the staff only room
好奇把我引進外人禁入的大門
Saw crates stacked up so high
看到箱子堆得那麼高
It was a most curious sight0
最讓我好奇的那一個
So I took a closer look and inside I saw
所以我仔細打開看了看，在裡面我看到了
I saw...!
我看到……
Vegetables! Endives, beetroots and maize!
蔬菜！萵苣，甜菜根和玉米！
Celeries, aubergines, gingers and leeks!
芹菜，茄子，薑和韭菜！
I see wrinkly faces in the green leafy mess
我開到一張綠色皺巴巴的臉
I told my parents what I saw
我告訴父母我看到了什麼
But they did not believe me and told me to shut up
但是他們要我閉嘴
And eat...
吃了……
My broccoli
我的西蘭花