Song of Joy

Have mercy on me, sir
憐憫一下我吧，先生
Allow me to impose on you
請原諒我對您的打擾
I have no place to stay
我實在沒有地方可去
And my bones are cold right through
我的骨頭都快要凍僵了
I will tell you a story
我會講個故事作為回報
Of a man and his family
關於一個男人和他的家庭
And I swear that it is true
我發誓這個故事是真的
Ten years ago I met a girl named Joy
十年前我遇見一個女孩名叫喬伊
She was a sweet and happy thing
她有著甜美的笑容和快樂的心靈
Her eyes were bright blue jewels
她的眼睛像藍寶石一樣地美麗
And we were married in the spring
我們在明媚的春天走到了一起
I had no idea what happiness and little love could bring
我根本不清楚快樂和愛情會帶來什麼
Or what life had in store
也不知道會有什麼事情在前面等著我
But all things move toward their end
然而所有的一切卻都在走向終結
All things move toward their their end
所有的一切都在走向終結
On that you can be sure
你知道這是毋庸置疑的
Then one morning I awoke to find her weeping
某天早晨我醒來後發現她在哭泣
And for many days to follow
在那接下來的許多天裡
She grew so sad and lonely
她變得愈加地憂愁和孤寂
Became Joy in name only
她僅存的快樂只剩下她的姓名
Within her breast there launched an unnamed sorrow
她的胸中似乎填滿了莫名的悲傷
And a dark and grim force set sail
一股陰暗恐怖的力量正在滋長
Farewell happy fields
再見了，快樂的田野
Where joy forever dwells
那曾經生長著歡樂的地方
* Hail horrors hail *
恐懼像冰雹一樣傾盆而下
Was it an act of contrition or some awful premonition
不知是因為悔恨還是可怕的預感
As if she saw into the heart of her final blood-soaked night
她似乎看見了那個血紅色的夜晚
Those lunatic eyes, that hungry kitchen knife
那異樣的目光和鋒利的廚刀
Ah, I see sir, that I have your attention!
啊，先生，你開始對這故事好奇了
Well, could it be?
嗯，故事接下來怎樣了
How often Ive askedthat question
我也常常問自己這樣的問題
Well, then in quick succession
之後我們接二連三地
We had babies, one, two, three
有了三個自己的小生命
We called them Hilda, Hattie and Holly
她們是希爾達，哈蒂和霍莉
They were their mothers children
長得都像她們的媽媽一樣美麗
Their eyes were bright blue jewels
她們有著像藍寶石一樣明亮的眼睛
And they were quiet as a mouse
但她們卻都表現得異常安靜
There was no laughter in the house
家裡面再也聽不見任何笑聲
No, not from Hilda, Hattie or Holly
來自希爾達，哈蒂和霍莉
'No wonder', people said, 'poor mother Joys so melancholy'
'難怪那可憐的母親那麼憂傷'，人們議論著我們的家庭
Well, one night there came a visitor to our little home
某天夜裡來了位不速之客
I was visiting a sick friend
我正好出診去一位朋友家
I was a doctor then
我曾經是位救死扶傷的醫生
Joy and the girls were on their own
那晚只有喬伊和女兒們在家
Joy had been bound with electrical tape
喬伊被電線緊緊地捆著
In her mouth a gag
口中塞著異物無法講話
Shed been stabbed repeatedly
她被人用刀扎了很多下
And stuffed into a sleeping bag
然後被塞進一個睡袋裡
In their very cots my girls were robbed of their lives
女兒們就死在她們的小床上
Method of murder much the same as my wifes
他用同樣的方法殺死了她
Method of murder much the same as my wifes
他用同樣的方法殺死了她
It was midnight when I arrived home
午夜時分我回到家
Said to the police on the telephone
我打電話叫了警察
Someones taken four innocent lives
我說有四個無辜的生命被殺
They never caught the man
但他們卻始終沒能抓到他
Hes still on the loose
現在他依然逍遙法外
It seems he has done many many more
看來這樣的事情他已經做過很多回
Quotes John Milton on the walls in the victims blood
他用血在牆上留下約翰彌爾頓的詩句
The police are investigating at tremendous cost
警察花費大量精力進行現場調查
In my house he wrote 'his red right hand'
在我的房間裡他寫著'他紅色的右手”
That, Im told is from Paradise Lost
警察告訴我這是《失樂園》中的話
The wind round here gets wicked cold
我感到寒風越來越刺骨
But my story is nearly told
而我的故事也快要結束
I fear the morning will bring quite a frost
我擔心早上會有一場霜凍
And so Ive left my home
於是我便匆匆離開了家
I drift from land to land
我輾轉多地，四處漂泊
I am upon your step and you are a family man
如今來到了您的家
Outside the vultures wheel
外面禿鷹盤旋
The wolves howl, the serpents hiss
惡狼毒蛇當道
And to extend this small favour, friend
請答應我這小小的請求，朋友
Would be the sum of earthly bliss
這便是我莫大的幸福
Do you reckon me a friend?
您是否將我當作朋友
The sun to me is dark
我眼中的太陽昏暗無光
And silent as the moon
它像月亮那樣死氣沉沉
Do you, sir, have a room?
先生，您有空閒的房間嗎
Are you beckoning me in?
您是要招呼我進去嗎