The Pleasure Principle 中文歌词翻译

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作者:Musca(来自豆瓣)
来源:https://www.douban.com/note/623347375/
发现豆瓣上还没有Gary Numan的小组,特此建了一个:https://www.douban.com/group/618817/
The Pleasure Principle 发行于1979年, 是 Gary Numan 以个人名义推出的第一张专辑,而那张同样差不多知名的Replicas是早半年推出的,是以Tubeway Army的名义。
在这张专辑中,他没有使用吉他,而是大量地使用合成器。当然他当时也受到了Kraftwerk的影响,在这张专辑里最知名的那首Cars里,他用的合成器和Kraftwerk的Autobahn里的是同一款。
1. Airlane
[instrumental]
2. Metal
金属
(这首歌Numan是受报纸上的有机电脑新闻启发,所以写了这么一个类似人但并不完全是人的机器。其中,my mallory heart 中的mallory这个名字的含义是“失败的人”,同时mallory也是一个电池公司。
最后一段描述的是机器人就如新生的孩童一般,不知道人会死亡,初尝的爱的形式是“需要”。)
We're in the building where they make us grow
And I'm frightened by the liquid engineers
Like you
我们居住在我们赖以生长的大楼中
我惧怕这些液体工程师
就像你一样
My mallory heart is sure to fail
I could crawl around the floor just like I'm real
Like you
我的马洛里之心注定要失败
我在地上到处爬行,如真实存在
就像你一样
The sound of metal
I want to be you
I should learn to be a man
Like you
金属之声
我想要变成你
我想要学习如何成为人
就像你一样
Plug me in
And turn me on
Oh, everything is moving
将我接上电
把我打开
哦,一切都开始移动
I need my treatment, it's tomorrow they send me
Singing, "I am an American"
Do you?
我需要招待,明天他们就会到来
歌唱着:“我是一个美国人”
你呢?
Picture this, if I could make the change
I'd love to pull the wires from the wall
Did you?
想象一下,如果我能改变什么
我会把墙上的电线都拔下
你呢?
And who are you?
And how can I try?
Here inside, I like metal
Don't you?
那么你是谁?
我该怎么做?
在内心深处,我爱着金属
难道你不吗?
All I know
Is no one dies
I'm still confusing love with need
我所知的一切便是
没有人会死
我依旧将爱与需求混淆
3. Complex
情结
They won't come back
You know it's always the same
And they're sure to forget
Saying, "Everyone lies"
他们不会回来了
你知道每次都会这样
他们也会忘记
说:“每个人都在说谎”
So I'm down to this
I'm down to walking on air
And you're here by my side
With all your waving and smiles
因此我下落
在空气中漫步
而你就在我身边
与你的起伏和微笑
Please keep them away
Don't let them touch me
Please don't let them lie
Don't let them see me
请让他们走开
别让他们碰到我
也请别让他们说谎
别让他们看见我
4. Films
电影
I don't like the film
I don't like the film
Play it all back
Play it all back
我不喜欢电影
我不喜欢电影
快退
快退
And I don't like the scenery
And I don't like the set so
Pull it all down
Pull it all down
我不喜欢场景
我不喜欢布景
放下
放下
But I like the actors
And I like the show
但我喜欢演员
我也喜欢表演
We're so exposed
We're so exposed
Anything can happen
Anything can happen
我们暴露太多了
我们暴露太多了
一切都可能发生
一切都可能发生
And don't let them see
And don't let them know
And you wonder why
And you wonder why
也别让他们看见
也别让他们知道
你会想知道为什么
你会想知道为什么
Turn off the lights
And turn off the sound
关闭灯光
关掉声响
5. M.E.
“我”
And M.E., I eat dust
We're all so run down
I'd call it my death
But I'll only fade away
And I hate to fade alone
Now there's only M.E
我,以灰尘为食
我们都耗尽体力
我称之为我的死亡
但我只会逐渐消亡
我讨厌独自消失
现在,这里只有,“我”
We were so sure
We were so wrong
Now it's over
But there's no one left to see
And there's no one left to die
There's only M.E
我们曾如此言之凿凿
我们错了
现在一切都结束了
但此刻已经没有其他人了
所有人都死了
这里只有,“我”
Why should I care?
Why should I try?
Oh no, oh no
I turned off the pain
Like I turned off you all
Now there's only M.E
我为何要在意?
我为何要尝试?
不不不
我关闭了痛苦
就像我把你们都关闭了一样
现在,这里只有,“我”
6. Tracks
Where are the tracks?
Where are the lines?
Where are the tracks, dear?
Where is the time?
轨道在哪里?
线路在哪里?
轨道在哪里,亲爱的?
时间呢?
You were so cold
You were so slow
And we were so old, dear
And we were unsure
你如此冰冷
你如此缓慢
我们如此老,亲爱的
我们如此不确定
And I want your lines
And I want your time
And I want your face, dear
And you can have mine
我想要你的线路
我想要你的时间
我想要你的脸,亲爱的
你也可以拥有我的这些
7. Observer
观察者
I could stand here for days
Or I could stand here for hours
I could stand here for a lifetime
Watching you and waiting always
I could observe you all
我可以在这里站立数日
或者在此站立数时
我可以在这里站立一辈子
看着你们,永远等待
我可以观察所有人
I could wait for a day
Or I could wait for an hour
I could wait here for a lifetime
Watching you and thinking always
I could observe you all
我可以等待一天
也可以等待一个小时
我也可以等待一辈子
看着你们,永远思考
我可以观察所有人
8. Conversation
交流
Oh, it's so easy
When parts take over
My conversation
Is nothing more than lies
哦,太容易了
当零件取代
我的交流
就只剩下谎言
You're just the viewer
So cold and distant
I've no intentions
Of saying "I love you"
你只是个观看者
置身事外
我没有意愿
同你说“我爱你”
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
我的交流 X4
And we are not gods
And we are not men
And we are not making claims
We are only boys
我们不是上帝
我们不是男人
我们不提索求
我们只是男孩
And you are not strong
And you are not force
And you are not regular
You are just wrong
你并不强壮
你并无魄力
你并不常规
你是错的
There are no faces
This is my complex
You are my picture
I call you "mirrors"
这里没有脸庞
这只是我的情结
你是我的图像
我管你叫“镜子”
These are not my tears
Not my reflection
Am I a photo?
I can't remember
这不是我的眼泪
也不是我的反射
我是一张照片吗?
我记不得了
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
My conversation
9. Cars
车
(这首歌最流行的解读就是,车是一个将自己和外界隔绝起来的隐喻,在车里“我”感到安全,但是又因为与外界隔离而感到痛苦。)
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live
In cars
在我的车里
我感到格外安全
我可以把所有的门都锁上
这是唯一的
存活在车里的方式
Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days
In cars
在我的车里
我只能接收
我可以听见你
这使我好几天都稳定
在车里
Here in my car
Where the image breaks down
Will you visit me please?
If I open my door
In cars
在我的车里
这表象都破裂的地方
你可以来拜访我吗?
我会打开门的
在车里
Here in my car
I know I've started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing seems right
In cars
在我的车里
我开始思索着
在今晚离开
虽然一切看起来不像对的
在车里
10. Engineers
工程师
All that we are
Is all that we need to be
All that we know
Is you and machinery
We're engineers
我们就是
我们所要变成的一切
我们所知的一切即是
你和机器
我们是工程师
We are your heartbeat
We are your night life
We are your low-line
We keep you alive for now
We're engineers
我们是你的心跳
是你的夜生活
是你的低压线路
我们使你存活至今
我们是工程师
We are your voice
We are your blood flow
We are your eyes
We're all you need to know
We're engineers
我们是你的声音
是你流淌的血液
是你的眼睛
我们是你所知的所有
我们是工程师
All that we are
Is all that you'd love to be
All that we know
Is hate and machinery
We're engineers
我们就是
你们所想变成的一切
我们所知的一切即是
恨与机器
我们是工程师