Ralph McTell - Streets of London 倫敦的街道

這是一首非常動聽且十分典型的英式民謠，由民謠歌手 Ralph McTell 所作，以倫敦大街小巷形形色色的人來訴說：「為什麼人們老是身在福中不知福，總是要等到失去後才懂珍惜。」

Ralph Mctell - Streets of London

Written by Ralph McTell

 

Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out shoes?

In his eyes you see no pride
Hand held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags

So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea lasts an hour
Then he wanders home alone

So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seaman's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind

你是否曾見過那位
在停業市場中的老人
穿著一雙破爛不堪的舊鞋　踢著報紙
他的眼神散漫充滿落寞
他的雙臂無力地來回搖晃
昨日的報紙記載的是昨日的消息

所以你怎麼有資格說自己有多孤寂
還要埋怨陰雨綿綿的天氣
讓我攜著你的手
穿越過倫敦的大街小巷
屆時呈現你眼前的真相
將會改變你的觀點

你是否曾遇見那位蹣跚
走在倫敦街頭的老婦人
她的頭髮髒亂不堪　衣衫破舊襤褸
沒空停下來閒談的她
只是繼續靠右行走
雙手提著兩只置物袋走向回家的路

所以你怎麼有資格說自己有多孤寂
還要埋怨陰雨綿綿的天氣
讓我攜著你的手
穿越過倫敦的大街小巷
屆時呈現你眼前的真相
將會改變你的觀點

在營業24小時的咖啡店裡
在11點15分夜深之時
那位老人總是孤單坐在那裡
看著世界無聲地
從他的杯緣走過
一壺茶陪他熬過一個鐘頭
然後他才落寞地獨自回家

所以你怎麼有資格說自己有多孤寂
還要埋怨陰雨綿綿的天氣
讓我攜著你的手
穿越過倫敦的大街小巷
屆時呈現你眼前的真相
將會改變你的觀點

你是否曾看見那位
在海軍紀念館外
佩帶著褪色徽章星帶的老人
一個早被世人忘記
不再提起的英雄
彷彿這城市
只剩冰冷的冬雨
在為他掬把同情之淚

所以你怎麼有資格說自己有多孤寂
還要埋怨陰雨綿綿的天氣
讓我攜著你的手
穿越過倫敦的大街小巷
屆時呈現你眼前的真相
將會改變你的觀點