- Marc Cohn Walking In Memphis 歌词
- Marc Cohn
- Put on my blue suede shoes
穿着我的蓝色羊绒鞋
And I boarded the plane.
我登上了飞机
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
在南方布鲁斯音乐之乡着陆
In the middle of the pouring rain.
外面正下着瓢泼大雨
W.C. Handy -- won't you look down over me?
威廉·克里斯托弗·汉迪（布鲁斯音乐家)，你不会看不上我
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
对，我是坐头等舱来的
But I'm as blue as a boy can be.
但是我却像一个迷惘的孩子一样忧伤
Then I'm walking in Memphis,
我漫步在孟菲斯
Walking with my feet ten feet off of a Beale.
我走在比尔街上的双脚似乎已经悬空
Walking in Memphis.
我漫步在孟菲斯
But do I really feel the way I feel.
可是我不清楚我对这一切的感觉是否还算真实
Saw the ghost of Elvis
我看到了猫王的魂魄
On Union Avenue.
那魂魄游荡在尤尼昂大道上
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
我跟随他来到了雅园（猫王的住所）的门口
Then I watched him walk right through.
我看到他走进门去
Now, security, they did not see him.
门口的保安没看到他
They just hovered 'round his tomb.
他们只负责保卫猫王的坟墓
But there's a pretty little thing
但是在丛林之屋（雅园里的一间屋）
Waiting for the King
有一个不错的东西
Down in the Jungle Room.
正等待着猫王
When I was walking in Memphis,
当我漫步在孟菲斯时
Walking with my feet ten feet off a Beale.
我走在比尔街上的双脚似乎已经悬空
Walking in Memphis.
我漫步在孟菲斯
But do I really feel the way I feel.
可是我不清楚我对这一切的感觉是否还算真实
They've got catfish on the table.
餐桌上摆上了鳟鱼
They've got gospel in the air.
福音在空中环绕
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
格林神父（宗教歌手阿尔伯特·格林的昵称）很热情地说：“很高兴见到你”
When you haven't got a prayer.
“如果你从来没祈祷过”
Well you've got a prayer in Mephis
“那就在孟菲斯开始祈祷吧”
Now Gabriel plays piano
穆里尔（一位宗教音乐歌手）弹着钢琴
Every Friday at the Hollywood.
在好莱坞咖啡店（位于猫王家附近），每周五都如此
And they Green be glad to see you asked me if I would
他们带我去见穆里尔，然后他们问我是否一起唱圣歌
Do a little number,
我试着唱了唱
And I sang with all my might,
我用尽了全力
She said,
然后她问
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
“告诉我，你是不是基督徒？”
And I said, "Mam, I am tonight."
我说，“今晚起我就是了，女士”
I'm walking in Memphis,
我漫步在孟菲斯
Walking with my feet ten feet off of a Beale.
我走在比尔街上的双脚似乎已经悬空
Walking in Memphis.
我漫步在孟菲斯
But do I really feel the way I feel.
可是我不清楚我对这一切的感觉是否还算真实
Walking in Mephis
我漫步在孟菲斯
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of a Beale.
我走在比尔街上的双脚似乎已经悬空
Walking in Memphis.
我漫步在孟菲斯
But do I really feel the way I feel.
可是我不清楚我对这一切的感觉是否还算真实
Put on my blue suede shoes
穿着我的蓝色羊绒鞋
And I boarded the plane.
我登上了飞机
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
在南方布鲁斯音乐之乡着陆
In the middle of the pouring rain.
外面正下着瓢泼大雨
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
在南方布鲁斯音乐之乡着陆
In the middle of the pouring rain.
外面正下着瓢泼大雨
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