Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine (Single Version)
'How old do you think I am?' he said.
他問：“你覺得我有多大”
I said, well, I didn't know.
我說，我並不清楚
He said, 'I turned 65 about 11 months ago.'
他說:“我大約11個月前就65歲了。”
I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down
我坐在邁阿密，斟酌著混合威士忌
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge.
當這位年事已高灰黑相間的紳士正在打掃客廳時。
There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me.
這裡並無他人，除了這位老人和我
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV.
酒館管家在電視上看著《輪椅神探》
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
他不請自來，坐下來暢所欲言
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
談論著老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。
'Ever had a drink of watermelon wine?' he asked. “
你喝過西瓜酒嗎?”他問。
He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back.
他把一切都告訴了我，儘管我沒有回答。
'Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,“
在這個世界上，只有三樣東西值一分錢，
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.'
那便是老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。”
He said, 'Women think about theyselves, when men-folk ain't around.
他說:“當男人不在的時候，女人只會想到她們自己。
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down.'
當朋友們發現你情緒低落時，你便很難找到他們了。”
He said, 'I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime,
他說:“當我在年輕的黃金時期嘗試了所有這些後，
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine.'
現在便僅剩下了老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。”
'Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes.“
即使你犯錯誤，老狗也會關心你。
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate.'
趁孩子們還小，還不會仇恨時，上帝還保佑著他們。”
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
當他離開時，我找到我的鋼筆並抄下了那一行
'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
那關於老狗、孩子和西瓜酒的事。
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day.
第二天我不得不趕飛機去亞特蘭大。
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change.
當我離開房間時，我看見他拿起了我的零錢。
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime,
那天晚上，我在睡夢中夢見了陰涼的夏天，
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
那老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。