The boxer---Simon & Garfunkel

李常生

李常生整理製作 2026/09/20 賽門與葛芬柯（英語：Simon & Garfunkel）是著名美國民謠搖滾音樂二重唱組合，由保羅·賽門與亞特·葛芬柯組成。他們是六十年代最流行的樂團之一，被視為該年代社會變革的反文化偶像，同期的音樂家還有披頭四及巴布·狄倫。 The boxer
歌詞寫得像是一部短篇小說，充滿了悲劇英雄的色彩：
離鄉背井的悲哀： “I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told.”
開頭就點出了一個貧窮年輕人來到紐約尋夢，卻發現現實只有寒冷與孤獨。
廉價的溫暖： 歌詞提到他為了取暖躲在火車站，與「街頭女孩」為伍。
這不是在寫色情，而是在寫一種卑微的寂寞。
最後的拳擊手： 歌曲結尾轉到了拳擊場。
“In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade.”
身上帶著每一場失敗留下的傷痕，儘管他大喊著要離開
（I am leaving, I am leaving）但那個戰士依然留在場上
（But the fighter still remains）這就是這首歌最感人的核心：生活很難，但我們依然還在場上。
The boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises all lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest

When I left my home and my families
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low
Seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know

Lie-la-lie.....

Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whore on Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there

Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone, going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leading me, going home

In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
賽門與葛芬柯（英語：Simon & Garfunkel）是著名美國民謠搖滾音樂二重唱組合，由保羅·賽門與亞特·葛芬柯組成。他們是六十年代最流行的樂團之一，被視為該年代社會變革的反文化偶像，同期的音樂家還有披頭四及巴布·狄倫。