Thirty People Away

We heard first from you
事後我們第一次聽到你的消息
and then in the papers
是在報紙上的報導
and the radio said 3pm
然後下午三點了收音機上說了這個消息
when all of people
當所有的人
crowded around at the stakes
擠在那些樁的周圍
just yards from the lake
就在湖邊幾碼的地方
But we heard you say
但是我們聽見你說道
that nobody knew about
沒人知道
the dangers and all the stages
危險還有這所有的舞台
opened up an appalling line
都解釋著一個駭人聽聞的消息
of people waiting in vain
人們徒勞無功的等待
as it started to rain
這時下起了雨
when had laughed about the days
我們在那些日子裡歡笑
when I wouldnt say the fourth of May
那時候我不願提起五月的最後一個星期
and sometimes we told stories
有時候我們講故事
where movies stars were old
一些已經老去了的電影明星的故事
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
但假裝他們還只是十七歲
and then wed spend a dollar for the frames
我們花了一美元去看了他們的電影
we heard that you fell down
我們聽說你摔倒了
when the flames came out
就在火苗竄出來的時候
and people started to shout
人們都開始大叫
that some had fallen and still lay down
說有些人摔倒了仍躺著不能站起來
their faces dark from the flames
但他們的面容在火苗的映襯下慢慢黯淡
the news had read out the names
後來的新聞報導了遇難者的名字
we had laughed about the days
我們在那些日子裡歡笑
when I wouldnt say the fourth of May
那時候我不願提起五月的最後一個星期
and sometimes we told stories
有時候我們講故事
where movies stars were old
一些已經老去了的電影明星的故事
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
但假裝他們還只是十七歲
and then wed spend a dollar for the frames
我們花了一美元去看了他們的電影
we had laughed about the days
我們在那些日子裡歡笑
when I wouldnt say the fourth of May
那時候我不願提起五月的最後一個星期
and sometimes we told stories
有時候我們講故事
where movies stars were old
一些已經老去了的電影明星的故事

但假裝他們還只是十七歲
and made up to seem like they were only seventeen
我們花了一美元去看了他們的電影
and then wed spend a dollar for the frames
我們花了一美元去看了他們的電影
and then wed spend a dollar for the frames