Sutter\'s Mill
Dan Fogelberg
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In the spring of forty-seven, br>
那是1847年的春天 br>
So the story, it is told, br>
故事便从那时开始 br>
Old john sutter went to the mill site br>
老约翰.萨特在磨坊外 br>
Found a piece of shining gold. br>
捡到了一块金子 br>
Well, he took it to the city br>
于是他带着它去了城里 br>
Where the word, like wildfire, spread. br>
在那里关于金矿的消息 ,如野火般蔓延开来 br>
And old john sutter soon came to wish he'd br>
老萨特很快开始后悔 br>
Left that stone in the river bed. br>
为什么不把那块石头留在河床上 br>
For they came like herds of locusts br>
人们如同成群的蝗虫聚集 br>
Every woman, child and man br>
男人、女人和孩子们 br>
In their lumbering conestogas br>
在大篷车笨重的前行中 br>
They left their tracks upon the land. br>
将车辙留在原野上 br>
(chorus) br>
Some would fail and some would prosper br>
有人无功而返 ,有人得偿所愿 br>
Some would die and some would kill br>
有人长眠异乡 ,有人图财害命 br>
Some would thank the lord for their deliverance br>
有人将感激上帝解脱了他们 br>
And some would curse john sutter's mill. br>
有人会诅咒约翰萨特的磨房 br>
Well, they came from new york city, br>
他们有的来自纽约 br>
And they came from alabam' br>
有的来自阿拉巴马 br>
With their dreams of finding fortunes br>
他们做着发财梦 br>
In this wild unsettled land. br>
来到这片荒蛮的土地 br>
Well, some fell prey to hostile arrows br>
一些人命丧箭下 br>
As they tried to cross the plains. br>
在他们试图穿越平原时 br>
And some were lost in the rocky mountains br>
一些人消失在落基山脉 br>
With their hands froze to the reins. br>
身体冻僵而死 br>
Oh... br>
噢 br>
(chorus) br>
Some would fail and some would prosper br>
有人无功而返 ,有人得偿所愿 br>
Some would die and some would kill br>
有人长眠异乡 ,有人图财害命 br>
Some would thank the lord for their deliverance br>
有人将感激上帝解脱了他们 br>
And some would curse john sutter's mill. br>
有人会诅咒约翰萨特的磨房 br>
(music) br>
Well, some pushed on to california br>
一些人执著前行奔向加州 br>
And others stopped to take their rest. br>
一些人驻足不前休养生息 br>
And by the spring of eighteen-sixty br>
在1860年的春天 br>
They had opened up the west. br>
他们终于征服了西部 br>
And then the railroad came behind them br>
铁路紧随其后,铺往西部 br>
And the land was plowed and tamed, br>
这片土地终于被开发和征服 br>
When old john sutter went to meet his maker, br>
然而当约翰萨特离开人世时 br>
He'd not one penny to his name. br>
自己却一文不名 br>
Oh... br>
噢 br>
(chorus) br>
Some would fail and some would prosper br>
有人无功而返 ,有人得偿所愿 br>
Some would die and some would kill br>
有人长眠异乡 ,有人图财害命 br>
Some would thank the lord for their deliverance br>
有人将感激上帝解脱了他们 br>
And some would curse john sutter's mill. br>
有人会诅咒约翰萨特的磨房 br>
And some would curse john sutter's mill br>
有人会诅咒约翰萨特的磨房 br>
Some men's thirsts are never filled. br>
有人的欲望却永远无法满足 br>