El Paso

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
在德州西部的埃爾帕索
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
我愛上了一個墨西哥女孩
Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina;
夜晚你會在羅莎的酒館裡找到我
Music would play and Felina would whirl.
音樂響起，費利娜旋轉起來
Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina,
費利娜的眼睛比黑夜更深邃
Wicked and evil while casting a spell.
在施法讓我愛上她的同時，她古靈精怪但又不幸
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden;
我愛她愛得深沉
I was in love but in vain, I could tell.
我也曾墜入愛河，但一切都是徒勞
One night a wild young cowboy came in,
一天夜裡，酒館裡來了一個年輕牛仔
Wild as the West Texas wind.
他像德州西部的風一樣狂野
Dashing and daring ,
急躁又大膽
A drink he was sharing
他一杯一杯地喝著酒
With wicked Felina,
和那個古靈精怪的女孩
The girl that I loved .
我深愛的那個女孩
So in anger I
這激怒了我
Challenged his right for the love of this maiden.
為了奪得費利娜的愛，我放手一搏
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore.
我伸手去握住他腰間的槍
My challenge was answered in less than a heart-beat;
剎那間
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.
那個年輕牛仔應聲倒地，死了
Just for a moment I stood there in silence,
我靜靜地站在那裡，
Shocked by the FOUL EVIL deed I had done.
對自己的惡行感到震驚
Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there;
當我站在那裡的時候，我思緒萬千
I had but one chance and that was to run.
我只能逃跑
Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran,
我從“羅莎”的後門跑出去
Out where the horses were tied.
門外拴著幾匹馬
I caught a good one.
我挑了一匹良駒
It looked like it could run.
看起來跑得很快
Up on its back
我跨上馬背
And away I did ride,
無論如何，我逃走了
Just as fast as I
馬的速度和我逃走的速度不相上下
Could from the West Texastown of El Paso
我可以從德州西部的埃爾帕索
Out to the bad-lands of New Mexico.
逃去新墨西哥州的荒野
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless.
在埃爾帕索，我命如草芥
Everything's gone in life; nothing is left.
生命中的一切都消失了，我一無所有
It's been so long since I' ve seen the young maiden
我好久沒見過那個年輕姑娘了
My love is stronger than my fear of death.
我愛得深沉，甚至勝過對死亡的恐懼
I saddled up and away I did go,
我整理好行囊，去赴死
Riding alone in the dark.
獨自在黑夜中騎行
Maybe tomorrow
也許到了明天
A bullet may find me.
子彈會找到我
Tonight nothing's worse than this
今晚沒有比這更煎熬的了
Pain in my heart.
我心如刀絞
And at last here I
我還是回來了
Am on the hill overlooking El Paso;
在山上俯瞰埃爾帕索
I can see Rosa's cantina below.
可以看到山下羅莎的酒館
My love is strong and it pushes me onward.
我那深沉的愛，它推動著我不斷向前
Down off the hill to Felina I go.
我下山，朝著費利娜走去
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys;
在我的右邊，我看到五個騎著馬的牛仔
Off to my left ride a dozen or more.
在我的左邊有十來個或更多
Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me.
我不能被他們抓住
I have to make it to Rosa's back door.
我必須到羅莎的酒館後門去見費利娜
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
我感到很不對勁
A deep burning pain in my side.
我的身體感到一陣灼痛
Though I am trying
儘管我在努力
To stay in the saddle,
不從馬鞍上滑下去
I'm getting weary,
我累了
Unable to ride.
沒有辦法繼續向前
But my love for
但是我的愛可以
Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen ,
對費利娜強烈的愛使我從跌倒的地方爬起來
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest.
雖然我累了，但我不能停下來
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle.
我看到槍口冒出白煙
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.
感到子彈穿過我的胸膛
From out of nowhere Felina has found me,
不知費利娜在哪裡找到了我
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
她跪在我的身邊吻我
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
我躺在她懷裡，為愛殉情
One little kiss and Felina, good-bye.
我會記住這個輕輕的吻，再見了費利娜