Diamonds and rust 【鑽石與鐵鏽】

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We both know what memories can bring They bring diamond and rust (我們都明白回憶帶給我們什麼。帶給我們的是鑽石與鐵鏽) Diamonds and rust Lyric by Joan Baez
Well , I'll be damned!
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full, and you happened to call
And here I sit, hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known, a couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall


As I remember your eyes
were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy, you said
Where were you calling from?

A booth in the Midwest
Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something

We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamond and rust

Well, you burst on the scene were already a legend
The unwatched phenomenon,
the original vagabond you strayed into my arms
And there you stayed, temporarily lost at sea

The Madonna was yours for free
Yes, the girl on the half shell
Could keep you unharmed


Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling all around and snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white cloud mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me

We both could've died then and there
Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who're so good with words
and at keeping thing vague


Cause I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly

Yes , I love you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

【鑽石與鐵鏽】
真是要命　你的鬼魂又再度出現
但這並非不尋常
只因今晚是月圓　而你又恰巧來過電
我坐在這裡拿著電話聽筒
聽著曾經熟悉的你的聲音　那是幾個光年以前
註定向下墜落的命運

我仍記得你的眼睛　比知更鳥蛋還藍
你說過我寫的詩很爛
如今你又是從那裡打電話來呢
從中西部的某個電話亭
十年前我為你買了袖扣
你也送了我一些什麼

我們都明白　回憶帶給我們什麼
帶給我們的是鑽石與鐵鏽
你忽然出現在我面前　有如一則傳奇

一種無法預警的狀況
你是一個真正的浪人　偶然停泊入我的臂彎
而你的停留　只是短暫的海上迷航
你有聖女的眷顧　那站在半面扇貝上的女神
她會保佑你不受傷害

我看著你　正佇立在紛飛的黃葉中　雪覆上你的髮
你正微笑著　在華盛頓廣場過去的小旅館窗前
我們呼出的氣息　如白雲般凝結住了
說真的　對我而言
我們那時可以死而無憾了
如今你告訴我　你並不念舊
那麼請你給我另一個字代替
你是那麼善於運用文字

善於使一切模糊不清
而現在的我正需要那樣的曖昧
過去的一切都太清晰了
是的　我那般深愛著你
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