英文歌曲背后的故事 Five Hundred Miles(离家五百里)

周平

<p class="ql-block">《离家五百里》(Five Hundred Miles)是一首传统的美国叙事歌曲,是美国20世纪60年代民歌的代表,又名“铁路员工的悲歌”。歌中讲述了一位外出工作的男人,由于囊中空空而觉得没有颜面去见自己的爱人,于是在火车经过家乡的时候,伤心地又一次离开。歌曲问世后,立刻赢得了人们的喜欢,许多歌手竞相传唱。</p> <p class="ql-block">《离家五百里》频繁使用数词和重复手段,表达了人生路途之艰辛,恋恋不舍,彷徨凄凉之感。火车不停地走,一百里,二百里,三百里,四百里,五百里。此刻,主人公离家已有五百里。他身无分文,穷困潦倒,无可奈何。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><b>《Five Hundred </b><b style="font-size: 18px;">Miles 》</b></p><p class="ql-block">If you miss the train I'm on</p><p class="ql-block">You will know that I am gone</p><p class="ql-block">You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">A hundred miles, a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">A hundred miles, a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two </p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four</p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home </p><p class="ql-block">Five hundred miles, Five hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">Five hundred miles, Five hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home</p><p class="ql-block">Not a shirt on my back </p><p class="ql-block">Not a penny to my name</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I can't go home this a way </p><p class="ql-block">This a way, this a way </p><p class="ql-block">This a way, this a way</p><p class="ql-block">Lord, I can't go home this a way </p><p class="ql-block">If you miss the train I'm on </p><p class="ql-block">You will know that I am gone</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">A hundred miles, a hundred miles </p><p class="ql-block">A hundred miles, a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block">You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">歌词大意</p><p class="ql-block">如果你错过我坐的火车</p><p class="ql-block">你将会知道我已经离开</p><p class="ql-block">百里之外,你可听见车笛在响</p><p class="ql-block">一百里,一百里</p><p class="ql-block">一百里,一百里</p><p class="ql-block">百里之外,你可听见车笛在响</p><p class="ql-block">天啊,一百里,二百里,</p><p class="ql-block">天啊,三百里,四百里</p><p class="ql-block">啊,我已经离家五百里,</p><p class="ql-block">离开了家,离开了家</p><p class="ql-block">离开了家,离开了家</p><p class="ql-block">天啊,我已经离家五百里</p><p class="ql-block">衣不遮体,身无分文</p><p class="ql-block">天啊,我不能这样回家</p><p class="ql-block">这个样,这个样</p><p class="ql-block">这个样,这个样</p><p class="ql-block">天啊,我不能这样回家</p><p class="ql-block">如果你错过我坐的火车</p><p class="ql-block">你会知道我已经离开</p><p class="ql-block">百里之外,你可听见车笛在响</p><p class="ql-block">一百里,一百里</p><p class="ql-block">一百里,一百里</p><p class="ql-block">百里之外,你可听见车笛在响</p>