标题：The Living Years
基本信息
曲名：The Living Years  
歌手：Declan Galbraith
歌手简介
Declan Galbraith是居住在英国肯特郡的爱尔兰男孩。 在许多方面他是一个正常的 10 岁的男孩。 他喜欢电脑游戏，游泳和足球。 他和他的父母和六岁姊妹居住。 他的堂兄弟姊妹Joe是他最好的朋友。 但是 Declan 不只是一个普通的10岁男孩。 Declan Galbraith小的时候,是和他的祖父班度过。 班是音乐家。 他和爱尔兰的民谣乐团演奏传统的爱尔兰音乐。 他们到处在酒吧和俱乐部等地方演唱。Declan 与他的祖父乐团搭配并学习演唱。在他的祖父死之后,他继承了祖父的演唱事业。[1]
歌词TheLivingYears
DeclanGalbraith
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
I know that I’m a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I’m a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him
In thelivingyears
Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thoughts
Stilted conversations
I’m afraid that’s all we’ve got
You say you just don’t see it
He says it’s perfect sense
You just can’t get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talkin’ in defense
Say it loud, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
(To admit) we don’t see eye to eye
So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It’s the bitterness that lasts
So don’t yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different date
And if you don’t give up
And don’t give in
You may just be O.K.
Say it loud, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
(To admit) we don’t see eye to eye
I wasn’t there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I’m sure I heard his echo
In my baby’s new born tears
I just wish I could have told him
In thelivingyears
Say it loud, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
Say it loud, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye
I wasn’t there that morning
中汉对照：
（一下是网上个人翻译）
The Living Years 有生之年 
Every generation 
Blames the one before 
And all of their frustrations 
Come beating on your door 
I know that I'm a prisoner 
To all my Father held so dear 
I know that I'm a hostage 
To all his hopes and fears 
I just wish I could have told him 
In the living years 
每一代的人 
总都抱怨自己的上一代 
他们所有的挫折 
都对著你排山倒海而来 
所有我父亲珍惜的一切 
我知道我无法避开 
他全部的希望和疑惧 
我知道我也无法释怀 
我只愿自己能在他有生之年 
就已经对他说明白 
Crumpled bits of paper 
Filled with imperfect thought 
Stilted conversations 
I'm afraid that's all we've got 
You say you just don't see it 
He says it's perfect sense 
You just can't get agreement 
In this present tense 
We all talk a different language 
Talking in defense 
一团团揉掉的纸张 
涂满不够完美的念头 
言不及意的交谈 
只怕就是我们的所有 
你说你实在搞不懂 
他却说那是完美的巨擘 
你们就是无法沟通 
让思想在同一时空交流 
我们都说著不同的言语 
说尽一切，为自己辩驳 
*Say it loud, say it clear 
You can listen as well as you hear 
It's too late when we die 
To admit we don't see eye to eye 
大声的说出来，明白的说出来 
你能够听清，正如同你能够听见 
莫等到黄泉路上，为时太晚 
趁早承认我们各有主见 
So we open up a quarrel 
Between the present and the past 
We only sacrifice the future 
It's the bitterness that lasts 
So don't yield to the fortunes 
You sometimes see as fate 
It may have a new perspective 
On a different day 
And if you don't give up, and don\'t give in 
You may just be O.K. 
於是我们开始争执 
争在眼前与过去之间 
我们牺牲的不过是未来 
长据不去的，是苦涩的心田 
所以，别把财富当成一切 
命运有时候会让你发现 
在另一个不同的时空 
事情或许\会出现新的层面 
只要你不放弃，只要你不灰心 
你或许\也能欢乐连年 
I wasn't there that morning 
When my Father passed away 
I didn't get to tell him 
All the things I had to say 
I think I caught his spirit 
Later that same year 
I'm sure I heard his echo 
In my baby's new born tears 
I just wish I could have told him in the living years 
父亲过世的那个早晨 
我并没有陪侍床前 
我没有机会向他倾吐 
我心中那许\多想说的衷言 
而就在那同一年 
我想我终於了解了家严 
我确信自己听到了他的回声 
在我新生儿的哭声里面 
我多希望能够对他说明白 
在他的有生之年