【BOSS】老大的劳动者之歌

我最爱的几首(虽然the promised land等一系列歌我也很爱以后缓更)
night——born to run
my best was never good enough ——the ghost of Tom Joad
working on a dream——working on a dream

1.Night
——B.Springsteen
You get up every morning at the sound of the bell
You get to work late and the boss man's giving you hell
Till you're out on a midnight run
Losing your heart to a beautiful one
And it feels right as you lock up the house
Turn out the lights and step out into the night
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And the world is busting at its seams
And you're just a prisoner of your dreams
Holding on for your life 'cause you work all day
To blow 'em away in the night
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The rat traps filled with soul crusaders
The circuits lined and jammed with chromed invaders
And she's so pretty that you're lost in the stars
As you jockey your way through the cars
And sit at the light, as it changes to green
With your faith in your machine off you
scream into the night
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And you're in love with all the wonder it brings
And every muscle in your body sings as the highway ignites
You work nine to five and somehow you survive till the night
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Hell all day they're busting you up on the outside
But tonight you're gonna break on through to the inside
And it'll be right, it'll be right, and it'll be tonight
And you know she will be waiting there
And you'll find her somehow you swear
Somewhere tonight you run sad and free
Until all you can see is the night

翻译
夜
——布老大
晨钟声里，你起床了
上班迟到了，老板有得让你好看
直至午夜时分，
醉心于一位佳人的你，
准备出门来场夜行。
于是，
你美滋滋地锁上了家门、
关掉了灯、
然后，一脚迈进了夜幕里
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周遭世界的缝隙撕裂开了
为了生活，你整日工作，
你就是一个奴役于梦想的囚犯
是夜，让这一切都烟消云散吧！！
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老鼠夹困住了勇士的灵魂
道路被镀铬的入侵者堵住
她真美，以至于你迷失在了璀璨的星光下
你在拥挤的车流里，艰难开辟出了路线
等到信号灯终于变绿
对自己车充满着信心的你，朝着夜空咆哮
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陷入爱河的你，想入非非
公路被热情点燃，
你身上的每块肌肉都唱着快活的歌。
朝九晚五，不知何故，你还是熬到了夜晚。
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白天就是地狱，你在外面被周遭蹂躏
但，今夜，
你会突破层层阻碍，进入心上人她的内心
会的！会的！就在今晚！！
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你笃定她会在那里等待着你
当黑暗笼罩了视野里的一切
你会发现，心有灵犀般，
她就在你发出爱誓的地方等着你呢！
今夜之行，痛并自由着！！

个人的欣赏和拙见
1."And the world is busting at its seams
周遭世界的缝隙撕裂开了
And you're just a prisoner of your dreams
为了生活，你整日工作，你就是一个奴役于梦想的囚犯 "
第一句直译感觉很平淡，可以将这句理解为:主人公(暂时)摆脱了束缚，撕裂了禁锢住他欲望的枷锁——繁重的工作。
2."The rat traps filled with soul crusaders
老鼠夹困住了勇士的灵魂
The circuits lined and jammed with chromed invaders
道路被镀铬的车辆堵塞。"
这两句写得特别妙。
大自然的夜，本应该是静谧的。
然而在摩登社会里，人类侵占了大自然的这份安静、纸醉金迷的城市之夜依旧喧嚣。
城市之夜，会有心潮澎湃、外出寻乐的人—"soul crusaders(灵魂十字军)"、以及他们所驾驶车辆"chormed invaders(镀铬入侵者)"
然而，他们都被堵塞在了繁华的大道上。主人公也就是这困在车流中的soul crusaders之一，哈哈，而且心急火燎，这两个比喻很妙。
PS:
主人公boss在堵车途中，可能还会碰到:
那对去看恐怖片，在途中卿卿我我，不停亲嘴的小情侣——穿着红夹克的小迈及女友(thriller/p.y.t.)
以及刚才闹些了小别扭，骑着紫色摩托，四处寻找闹脾气女友Apollonia的王子(when doves cry/darling nikki)
还能遇到情场失意，身着西服、出门散心的波顿(how am I suppossed to live without you)@特异独行
总之、这条灯火辉煌的夜路上，每位行人，都有着自己的故事。
但是，共性呢，就是在这同一片夜幕下，每个人都渴望着爱(everybody's got a hungry heart)。

3."As you jockey your way through the cars
你在拥挤的车流里，艰难开辟出了路线
And sit at the light, as it changes to green
等着信号灯终于变绿
With your faith in your machine off you
怀着对自己车的信念的你，朝着夜空咆哮
scream into the night
"
本以为能够先人一步，然而主人公却只能在川流不息的车流里缓缓挪步，最后还要慢慢等红绿灯。这一切折磨的过程，让主人公对自己的驾驶技术产生了严重的怀疑。他一定在担心——迟到了的话，心上人还会等他吗?男主唯恐她离他而去。
所以他生气、气得想踹车、气得对着夜空大声咆哮。
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4."And you'll find her somehow you swear
Somewhere tonight you run sad and free
Until all you can see is the night
当黑暗笼罩了视野里的一切
你会发现，心有灵犀般，
她就在你发出爱誓的地方等着你呢！
今夜之行，痛并自由着！"
这一段，有一种"众里寻他千百度，那人却在灯火阑珊处"的感觉。
主人公，开车着寻找心上人，开到了伸手不见五指的一处地方。
他担心佳人食言了，然而环顾周围、却惊喜地发现——嘿，尽管四周一片漆黑，
她就在当初主人公发出爱誓地方，等着主人公呢

对"夜"的小总结
"The lyrics mostly describe the central character as a blue collar worker who, after working a full day, runs off into the night to go drag racing and search for the love of a woman. For the protagonist, the only freedom and joy comes when he is on the highway, and he lives for the nights and weekends when he can escape work."
歌词大多描述的是一位蓝领工人，在工作了一整天后，他在深夜开车，寻找一个女人的爱情故事。
对于主人公来说，当他在公路上行驶时，这就是唯一能让他感到自由和快乐的时刻——他可以在晚上和周末的时候摆脱工作上的困扰、他为黑夜和周末而活着。

劳动节第二夜
2.My Best Was Never Good Enough"
——B.Springsteen
"Every cloud has a silver lining, every dog has his day."
She said "Now don't stay nothin'
If you don't have something nice to say.
The tough now they get going when the going gets tough."
But for you my best was never good enough ·············
"Now don't try for a home run baby
If you can get the job done with a hit
Remember a quitter never wins
And a winner never quits
The sun don't shine on a sleepin' dog's ass."
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And all the rest of that stuff
But for you my best was never good enough
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"If God gives you nothin' but lemons then you make some lemonade
The early bird catches the ****in' worm,
Rome wasn't built in a day
Now life's like a box of chocolates
You never know what you're going to get
Stupid is as stupid does"
and all the rest of that shit
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Come on pretty baby call my bluff
'Cause for you my best was never good enough.

重新开一帖吧，我已经被吞了二十几层楼了