House of the Rising Sun
There is a house in New Orleans,
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the rising sun.
人們都叫它'日昇之屋'
And its been the ruin of many a poor Boy,
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God I know Im one.
上帝,我就是其中一個
My mother was a tailor,
我的母親是個裁縫
She sewed my new blue jeans.
是她縫製好我的新牛仔褲
My father was a gamblin man.
我的父親是個賭徒
Down in New Orleans .
在紐奧良南方
Now the only thing a gambler needs is
現在,這個賭鬼唯一需要的
A suitcase and a trunk.
是行李箱與一輛大卡車
And the only time hell be satisfied
他唯一感到滿足的時候
Is when hes on a drunk.
是他喝醉的時候
Oh mother, tell your children,
噢!媽媽,告訴孩子們
Not to do what I have done.
別步入我的後塵
Spend your lives in sin and misery
在罪惡與悲慘中度過餘生
In the house of the Rising Sun.
在那'日昇之屋'
Well Ive got one foot on the platform
我一腳踏在月台
The other one on the train
另一腳踏在火車車廂上
Im going back to New Orleans
我正要回到紐奧良
To wear that ball and chain
回去戴上腳銬與鎖鏈
There is a house in New Orleans
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the Rising Sun
人們都叫它'日昇之屋'
And its been the ruin of many a poor boy
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God, I know, Im one
上帝,我就是其中一個
poor poor boy
窮人的孩子