自己翻译的Nightwish的The Poet And The Pendulum

Band：Nightwish
Nationality：Finland
style：Symphony power/Gothic metal
Album：Dark Passion Play,release date 2007,Sep. Vocal:Anneta

The Poet And The Pendulum
诗人与钟摆

Part1 "WHITE LANDS OF EMPATHICA"
序章：Empathica的白色之地

The end.
终结，                                                    
The songwriter's dead.
作曲家已死。
The blade fell upon him  
刀锋砍在他身上，
Taking him to the white lands                  
Of Empathica
Of Innocence
带他走向Empathica和圣洁的白色大地。
Empathica
Empathica，      
Innocence
圣洁。

Part2 "HOME"
第二部分：故乡

The dreamer and the wine
梦想者和葡萄酒，
Poet without a rhyme
不懂韵律的诗人，
A widowed writer torn apart by chains of hell
寡居的作家被地狱的锁链撕得粉碎。
One last perfect verse
所谓的最后完美诗篇，
Is still the same old song
依然只是原来的歌曲。
Oh Christ how I hate what I have become
啊，上帝，我是多么厌恶现在的自己，
Take me home
带我回家。
Getaway, runaway, fly away
离开吧，逃跑吧，飞走吧，
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
领引我走向歧途，来到梦想者的隐居之地。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣。
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓。
Forgive me
原谅我吧。
I have but two faces
我有两张面孔，
One for the world
一张给了世界，
One for God
一张给了上帝。
Save me
救救我吧。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣，
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓，
My home was there 'n then
我的家就在那里，
Those meadows of heaven
就在天国的牧场之地。
Adventure-filled days
充满冒险的日子里，
One with every smiling face
我的脸上满是笑意。
Please, no more words
请不要再指责了，
Thoughts from a severed head
那些缜密的思想。
No more praise
也不要赞美。
Tell me once my heart goes right
告诉我，曾经我是对的。
Take me home
带我回家。
Getaway, runaway, fly away
离开吧，逃跑吧，飞走吧，
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
领引我走向歧途，来到梦想者的隐居之地。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣。
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓，
Forgive me
原谅我吧。
I have but two faces
我有两张面孔，
One for the world
一张给了世界，
One for God
一张给了上帝。
Save me
救救我。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣，
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓。

Part3 "THE PACIFIC"
第三部分：和平

Sparkle my scenery
With turquoise waterfall
With beauty underneath
闪耀吧，我的风景，
它们有着青绿色的瀑布以及隐藏的美丽，
The Ever Free
还有往昔的自由。
Tuck me in beneath the blue
Beneath the pain, beneath the rain
让我在天蓝色之下，无尽的雨中痛苦。
Goodnight kiss for a child in time
给孩子的一个及时的晚安亲吻，
Swaying blade my lullaby
摇篮曲中，刀锋在摇摆。
On the shore we sat and hoped
我们坐在海边祈祷，
Under the same pale moon
在同样苍白的月亮之下，
Whose guiding light chose you
它的引导之光选中了你。
Chose you all
选中了你们所有人。
"I'm afraid. I'm so afraid.
我害怕，
Being raped again, and again, and again
我害怕会被一遍一遍的凌辱。
I know I will die alone.
我知道我将会孤独的死去，
But loved.
但是曾经被爱过。
You live long enough to hear the sound of guns,
你在枪炮声中活了很久，
long enough to find yourself screaming every night,
足以使你意识到自己每晚都在尖叫，
long enough to see your friends betray you.
足以使你看着朋友背叛你。
For years I've been strapped unto this altar.
多年来我一直被绑在这个祭坛上，
Now I only have 3 minutes and counting.
而现在我有三分钟时间倒计时。
I just wish the tide would catch me first and give me a death I always longed for
我只希望潮汐能够首先带走我，给我一直以来我所企盼的死亡。

Part4 "DARK PASSION PLAY"
第四部分：黑色基督受难剧

2nd robber to the right of Christ
耶稣右边的第二个强盗，
Cut in half - infanticide
将他杀死-弑婴者。
The world will rejoice today
今天，世界将会一片欣喜，
As the crows feast on the rotting poet
腐烂的诗人成为了乌鸦的盛宴。
Everyone must bury their own
每个人都会埋葬自己，
No pack to bury the heart of stone
可没有地方能够埋葬他们的铁石心肠。
Now he's home in hell, serves him well
现在，他的家在地狱为他服务，
Slain by the bell, tolling for his farewell
他被钟声杀死，为他的离去鸣奏。
The morning dawned, upon his altar
黎明的阳光洒在他的祭坛上，
Remains of the dark passion play
剩下的只有这黑色的基督受难剧，
Performed by his friends without shame
由他的不知羞耻的朋友举办。
Spitting on his grave as they came
每次路过，他的坟墓都会遭到唾弃。
Getaway, runaway, fly away
离去吧，逃跑吧，飞走吧，
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
领引我走向歧途，来到梦想者的隐居之地。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣，
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓。
Forgive me
原谅我吧。
I have but two faces
我有两张面孔，
One for the world
一张给了世界，
One for God
一张给了上帝。
Save me
救救我吧。
I cannot cry 'cause the shoulder cries more
我的肩膀在颤抖，已不能哭泣，
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
我不能死去，我，这个冷酷世界的一个娼妓。
"Today, in the year of our Lord 2005,
2005年的今天，
Tuomas was called from the cares of the world.
托马斯重新被世界召唤。
He stopped crying at the end of each beautiful day.
每天都是如此美丽，而他也在每天快要结束的时候停止哭泣。
The music he wrote had too long been without silence.
他的音乐已有很久没有如此沉寂。
He was found naked and dead,
他死了，全身裸露，
With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text."
脸上带着笑容，留下一支笔和1000页撕掉的手迹。
Save me
救救我吧！

Part5 "MOTHER & FATHER"
终章：父亲,母亲

Be still, my son
我的孩子，平静下来，
You're home
你现在在家里。
Oh when did you become so cold?
何时你变得如此冷漠？
The blade will keep on descending
刀刃将会慢慢消失，
All you need is to feel my love
你只需要感受我的爱。
Search for beauty, find your shore
找寻美丽，找寻你的海岸，
Try to save them all, bleed no more
试着去拯救他们吧，不用再流血。
You have such oceans within
你的心胸如大海般宽广，
In the end
最终，
I will always love you
我也会一直爱着你。
The beginning.
而这一切才是开始。
                                               Translated  By Leon.改 2008 .01 .04

Ps：
  About Nightwish ,i think thesr is no more need to say about this great Finland metal band.if you have listened  to their works,you will find that thier songs are so fascinating.Thouth Tarja leaved ,but Anneta is Ok,I think, I like her singing. The bands spirits is not the vocalist but the composer - Tuomas.this album is very good ,which make me believe that Nightwish still has a brilliant future.
  by the way ,Nightwish will come to Beijing and Shanghai for a live show this month ,i am looking forward to see Anneta saying "Bless the child",Oh,that is crazy!
  and about this songs "The poet and The pendulum" , maybe it is the best Nitghtwish songs I have heard ,and this song is also the favorate of Tuomas.the song consist of many rock music factors:metal,gothic,dark wave ,folk,power etc.
     Nightwish forerver!