Baby, I've been waiting,
宝贝，我一直在等待，
I've been waiting night and day.
不分昼夜地等待着
I didn't see the time,
我没有留意时间，
I waited half my life away.
等待耗去了我的半生
There were lots of invitations
我收到过许多邀请
and I know you sent me some,
我知道有些来自于你，
but I was waiting
但那时我在等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
I know you really loved me.
我知道你曾经非常爱我
but, you see, my hands were tied.
但是你看，我的双手已被束缚
I know it must have hurt you,
我知道那一定伤害到你了，
it must have hurt your pride
一定伤害了你的自尊
to have to stand beneath my window
with your bugle and your drum,
所以你拿着军号和鼓站在我的窗下
and me I'm up there waiting
而我却在楼上等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
Ah I don't believe you'd like it,
我不相信你会喜欢，
You wouldn't like it here.
你不会喜欢这儿的
There ain't no entertainment
这里无法娱乐
and the judgements are severe.
只有苛刻的审判
The Maestro says it's Mozart
音乐大师说那是莫扎特
but it sounds like bubble gum
但它听起来却像泡泡糖
when you're waiting
当你在等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
Waiting for the miracle
等待奇迹
There's nothing left to do.
除此之外什么也做不了
I haven't been this happy
我从未如此快乐过
since the end of World War II.
自从二战结束以来
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you know that you've been taken.
当你知道你已被等待所占据
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you're begging for a crumb
当你在乞讨一片面包屑
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you've got to go on waiting
当你只能继续等待
waiting for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹的到来
I dreamed about you, baby.
我曾梦见过你，宝贝
It was just the other night.
就在前两天的夜里
Most of you was naked
你大部分是裸着的
Ah but some of you was light.
但有一些部分是明亮的
The sands of time were falling
from your fingers and your thumb,
时间的细沙在你的指尖滑落
and you were waiting
然后你在等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
Ah baby, let's get married,
宝贝，我们结婚吧
we've been alone too long.
我们都孤独太久了
Let's be alone together.
让我们一起孤独
Let's see if we're that strong.
看看我们是否真的那么坚强
Yeah let's do something crazy,
让我们做一些疯狂的事，
something absolutely wrong
一些绝对错误的事
while we're waiting
当我们在等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you know that you've been taken.
当你知道你已被等待所占据
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you're begging for a crumb
当你在乞讨一片面包屑
Nothing left to do
什么也做不了
when you've got to go on waiting
当你只能继续等待
waiting for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹的到来
When you've fallen on the highway
当你在高速公路上倒下
and you're lying in the rain,
你躺在雨中
and they ask you how you're doing
他们问你究竟在干什么
of course you'll say you can't complain --
当然你会说你无法抱怨
If you're squeezed for information,
如果非要从你这儿压榨出一些信息
that's when you've got to play it dumb:
在你什么也不想说的时候
You just say you're out there waiting
你就说你正在等待
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
等待奇迹，等待奇迹的到来
- 专辑：The Essential Leonard Cohen
- 歌手：Leonard Cohen
- 歌曲：Waiting for the Miracle
