Ol' Man River (From“Showboat”)

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
我們都兢兢業業地在密西西比河上工作
Here we all work while the white folk play
我們兢兢業業地工作時，白人盡情享樂
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
從日出到日落，我們辛勞地工作
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
沒有停歇，直到一天的盡頭
Don't look up
不要張望
An' don't look down
也不要往下看
You don't dast make the white boss frown
你不要惹白人工頭生氣
Bend your knees
彎下腰
An' bow your head
和低下頭
And pull that rope until you're dead
用力地拉著纖繩，直到你死亡
Ol' Man River
老人河啊
Dat Ol' Man River
老人河
He must know somepin',
他一定會了解
But he don't say nothin'
但總是沉默
He just keeps rollin',
他只有奔流
He keeps on rollin' along
也總是不停地流淌
He don't plant taters,
他不種番薯
He don't plant cotton
也不種棉花
An' them what plants
那個耕種的人們
'Em is soon forgotten
卻被人遺忘
But Ol' Man River,
但老人河啊
He Just keeps rollin' along.
他總是不停地流淌
You and me, we sweat and strain
我們流盡血和汗
Bodies all achin' and wracked with pain
全身不舒服，疼痛地發抖
Tote that barge and lift that bale
“拉著船，抗包裹！ ”
Ya get a little drunk and ya lands in jail
誰也不當心，就會坐監獄
I gets weary
我已經受夠了
An' so sick of tryin'
疲憊的勞動
I'm tired of livin',
我厭倦了生活
But I'm feared of dyin'
又害怕死亡
An' Ol' Man River ,
但老人河啊
He just keeps rollin' along.
你總是不停地流淌