Hello in There (在此问候) - John Prine (约翰·普林)

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Lyrics by：John Prine

Composed by：John Prine

We had an apartment in the city

我们在城里有一套公寓

Me and Loretta liked living there

我和Loretta喜欢住在那里

Well it'd been years since the kids had grown

孩子们已经长大好多年了

A life of their own left us alone

他们自己的生活丢下了我们

John and Linda live in Omaha

约翰和琳达住在奥马哈

And Joe is somewhere on the road

Joe已经踏上旅途

We lost Davy in the Korean war

我们在韩战中失去了Davy

And I still don't know what for don't matter anymore

我还是不知道为什么已经无所谓了

Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger

你知道老树越长越强壮

And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day

古老的河流一天比一天狂流

Old people just grow lonesome

老年人孤独寂寞

Waiting for someone to say hello in there hello

等待着有人向我问好

Me and Loretta we don't talk much more

我和Loretta我们不怎么说话

She sits and stares through the back door screen

她坐在那里凝视着后门的屏幕

And all the news just repeats itself

所有的消息都在反复上演

Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen

就像我们都见过的遗忘之梦

Someday I'll go and call up rudy

总有一天我会给Rudy打电话

We worked together at the factory

我们一起在工厂工作

But what could I say if asks what's new

但如果我问你有什么新鲜事我该说什么

Nothing what's with you nothing much to do

你怎么了无所事事

Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger

你知道老树越长越强壮

And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day

古老的河流一天比一天狂流

Old people just grow lonesome

老年人孤独寂寞

Waiting for someone to say hello in there hello

等待着有人向我问好

So if you're walking down the street sometime

所以如果你走在大街上

And spot some hollow ancient eyes

凝视着空洞的眼神

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare

请别从我面前走过冷眼旁观

As if you didn't care say hello in there hello

仿佛你毫不在意在那里打招呼