Grandfather's Clock - Sam Cooke (山姆·库克)

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Written by：Henry Clay Work

Tick tock tick tock

滴滴嗒嗒

Tick tock tick tock

滴滴嗒嗒

Now my grandfathers' clock

如今我祖父的座钟

Was too large for the shelf

放不下架子

So it stood 90 years on the floor

它在地上立了九十年

It was taller by half than the old man himself

它比老人自己高出一半

Though it weighed not a pennyweight more

虽然它的重量并没有多一分钱

Now it was bought on the morn

早上买的

Of the day that he was born

他出生的那一天

And it was always his treasure and pride

这一直是他的珍宝和骄傲

But it stopped short never to go again

可它戛然而止再也无法前行

When the old man died

当老人去世时

Oh now my grandfather said

现在我的祖父说

That of those he could hire

他可以雇佣的人

Not a servant so faithful he found

他发现没有哪个仆人如此忠心

For it wasted no time

没有浪费时间

And it had but one desire

它只有一个愿望

And the close of each week to be wound

一周的结束让我伤痕累累

And it kept in its place

它就在原地

Not a frown upon his face

他脸上没有一丝愁容

And his hands never hung by its side

他的双手从未垂在它的身旁

But you know that it stopped short

可你知道一切戛然而止

Never to go again

再也不会离去

When the old man died

当老人去世时

Now rang an alarm

现在按响警报

In the dead of the night

在夜深人静的时候

An alarm that for years had been dumb

多年来一直愚蠢至极的警报

And we know that his spirit

我们知道他的灵魂

Was plumming for flight

蓄势待发

That his hour for departure had come

他启程的时刻已经到来

Still that clock kept the time

时钟依然走得很准

With a soft and muffled chime

轻轻低沉的编钟

As we solemnly stood by his side

当我们庄严地站在他身旁

But you know that it stopped short

可你知道一切戛然而止

Never to go again

再也不会离去

When the old man died

当老人去世时

You know that it stopped short

你知道一切戛然而止

Never to go again

再也不会离去

When the old boy died

当那个老男孩死去时