She Sits on the Table

歌曲 She Sits on the Table
歌手 Tom Paxton
专辑 The Paxton Report

歌词

[ti:She Sits on the Table]
[al:The Paxton Report]
[au:Tom Paxton]
[00:06.77] She sits on the table in a dress made of paper,
[00:13.35] Diplomas all over the wall.
[00:20.52] One university, one school of medicine,
[00:26.99] She's overwhelmed by it all.
[00:32.97] The nurse is all sympathy, voice of experience,
[00:40.07] "Let's have a look at that eye.
[00:46.00] It's going to look bad for a week, maybe more.
[00:52.11] Go on, darling, it's all right to cry."
[00:59.80] "How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[01:06.46] "What could I do? Where would I go?
[01:13.09] He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[01:18.79] Oh, God, how he used to love me so."
[01:38.64] The doctor is busy, his manner professional.
[01:45.07] She finds she must look at the floor.
[01:51.46] He looks at her eye, at her ribs and her arm,
[01:57.84] And it seems every last inch is sore.
[02:04.49] The doctor is handsome, he smells of cologne,
[02:10.60] And his figure's athletically slim.
[02:17.49] He speaks disapprovingly, "What did you do
[02:23.53] To deserve such a beating from him?"
[02:31.19] "How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[02:37.66] "What could I do? Where would I go?
[02:44.31] He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[02:50.07] Oh, God, how he used to love me so."
[03:09.95] The policeman is waiting outside in the corridor.
[03:16.58] He speaks to her as to a child.
[03:23.41] He's friends with her husband; he's angry with her
[03:28.92] And he asks if there'll be charges filed.
[03:35.65] She says she's not sure, she needs time to recover.
[03:42.06] She feels beaten down in disgrace.
[03:48.69] The policeman asks, isn't she secretly glad
[03:54.63] For a man who'll keep her in her place?
[04:02.40] "How can I leave him?" she is crying.
[04:09.02] "What could I do? Where would I go?
[04:15.56] He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[04:21.32] Oh, God, how he used to love me so.
[04:28.54] He didn't mean it, he will change someday.
[04:34.21] Oh, God, how he used to love me so."

歌词大意

[00:06.77] tā zuò zài zhuō shàng, chuān zhe lián jià de qún zi,
[00:13.35] kàn zhe mǎn qiáng de jiǎng zhuàng hé zhèng shū.
[00:20.52] nà shàng miàn xiě zhe mǒu mǒu dà xué mǒu mǒu yī xué yuàn,
[00:26.99] ér tā yǐ jīng shòu gòu le zhèi xiē dōng xī.
[00:32.97] hù shì chōng mǎn tóng qíng, yòng lǎo shēng cháng tán de yǔ qì shuō:
[00:40.07] " gěi wǒ kàn kàn nǐ de nà zhī yǎn jīng.
[00:46.00] zhì shǎo yào yí gè lǐ bài cái néng hǎo, hěn kě néng hái dé gèng jiǔ.
[00:52.11] bié biē zhe le, qīn ài de, xiǎng kū jiù kū ba."
[00:59.80] " wǒ nǎ lǐ lí dé kāi tā ya?" tā kū zhe shuō.
[01:06.46] " wǒ néng zěn me bàn? wǒ yòu gāi qù nǎ ér?
[01:13.09] tā méi yǒu è yì, tā chí zǎo huì biàn hǎo de,
[01:18.79] āi, bì jìng tā céng jīng shì nà me de ài wǒ."
[01:38.64] yī shēng hěn máng, tài dù hěn zhuān yè,
[01:45.07] ér tā bù dé bù xiū nǎn dì dī xià tou.
[01:51.46] tā jiǎn chá le tā de yǎn jīng lèi gǔ hé gē bó,
[01:57.84] kàn qǐ lái tā hún shēn shàng xià měi yī cùn dōu zài téng tòng.
[02:04.49] yī shēng zhǎng de tǐng shuài, shēn shàng sàn fà zhe nán shì xiāng shuǐ de wèi dào,
[02:10.60] shēn cái hǎo sì yùn dòng yuán bān shòu xuē.
[02:17.49] tā jié wèn nǚ rén:" nǐ dào dǐ shì zuò le shén me shāng tiān hài lǐ de shì
[02:23.53] cái néng bèi zì jǐ de nán rén gěi zòu chéng zhè yàng?"
[02:31.19] " wǒ nǎ lǐ lí dé kāi tā ya?" tā kū zhe shuō.
[02:37.66] " wǒ néng zěn me bàn? wǒ yòu gāi qù nǎ ér?
[02:44.31] tā méi yǒu è yì, tā chí zǎo huì biàn hǎo de,
[02:50.07] āi, bì jìng tā céng jīng shì nà me de ài wǒ."
[03:09.95] jǐng chá zhèng zài mén wài de zǒu láng shàng děng zhe,
[03:16.58] yòng duì xiǎo hái yí yàng de yǔ qì gēn tā shuō huà.
[03:23.41] tā hé tā lǎo gōng shì gē men, tā zǎo jiù bù nài fán le,
[03:28.92] tā wèn nǚ rén dào dǐ yào bú yào bào àn.
[03:35.65] nǚ rén shuō tā yě bù zhī dào, tā xū yào shí jiān lěng jìng,
[03:42.06] zhè zhǒng shì ràng tā gǎn jué tài cuò bài tài diū rén.
[03:48.69] jǐng chá nà mèn, zhè nǚ rén nán dào bù gāi àn zì qìng xìng ma?
[03:54.63] bì jìng zhǐ yǒu tā de nán rén, cái néng ràng tā huó dé xiàng gè zhēn zhèng de nǚ rén a.
[04:02.40] " wǒ nǎ lǐ lí dé kāi tā ya?" tā kū zhe shuō.
[04:09.02] " wǒ néng zěn me bàn? wǒ yòu gāi qù nǎ ér?
[04:15.56] tā méi yǒu è yì, tā chí zǎo huì biàn hǎo de,
[04:21.32] āi, bì jìng tā céng jīng shì nà me de ài wǒ.
[04:28.54] tā méi yǒu è yì, tā chí zǎo huì biàn hǎo de,
[04:34.21] tiān na, tā céng jīng shì nà me de ài wǒ a."