Leonard Cohen <Sisters of Mercy> 试译

All the sisters of mercy,

所有慈悲修女们，

they are not departed or gone,

她们没有离开，或消失

they were waiting for me,

她们一直在等我

when I thought that I just can't go on,

当我以为自己无法继续下去

And they brought me their comfort,

她们给我带来安慰，

and later they brought me this song,

接着她们给了我这首歌

Oh I hope you run into them,

啊——我祝愿你与她们相遇

You

who've been travelling so long,

那个漂泊了如此之久的你

Yes

you who must leave everything,

是的，那个必须离开一切

that you cannot control,

无法掌控之物的你

it begins with your family,

先是家庭，

but soon it comes round to your soul,

很快就是你的灵魂

well, I've been where you're hanging,

嗯，我去过你徘徊之处

I think I can see how you're pinned,

我能看见你是怎样被钉住

When you're not feeling holy,

当你感到自己并不虔诚

your loneliness says that you've sinned,

而寂寞说你已犯下罪过

They lay down beside me,

她们躺在我身旁

I made my confession to them,

我向她们告解

they touched both my eyes,

她们抚摸我双眼

and I touched the dew on their hem,

我触碰她们衣裙下摆的露水

If your life is a leaf,

如果你的人生是一片树叶

that the seasons tear off and condemn,

被季节撕扯责罚

they will bind you with love,

她们将用爱把你环住

that is graceful and green as a stem,

这爱美妙而明亮，如同树干

When I left they were sleeping,

我离开时她们正熟睡

I hope you run into them soon,

我祝愿你很快与她们相遇

don't turn on the lights,

别开灯

you can read their address by the moon,

在月色中，你能读到她们的地址

and you won't make me jealous,

你也不会让我嫉妒

if I heard that they sweetened your night,

如果我听说，她们甜美了你的夜

we weren't lovers like that,

我们并非那样的爱人

and besides it would still be all right,

除此之外，一切仍然会很好

we weren't lovers like that,

我们并非那样的爱人

and besides it would still be all right.

除此之外，一切仍然会很好