- Phil Ochs Ballad Of The Carpenter 歌詞
- Phil Ochs
- Jesus was a working man
耶穌是個工人
And a hero you will hear
你會聽到一個英雄
Born in the town of Bethlehem
出生在伯利恆
At the turning of the year
歲末年初
At the turning of the year
在歲末年初
When Jesus was a little lad
當耶穌還是個小孩時候
Streets rang with his name
街上到處喊著他名字
For he argued with the older men
因為他和老年人爭論
And put them all to shame
讓他們都蒙羞
He put them all to shame
他讓他們都蒙羞了
He became a wandering journeyman
他成了一個流浪的行路人
And he traveled far and wide
他四處旅行
And he noticed how wealth and poverty
他注意到財富和貧窮
Live always side by side
始終並肩生活
Live always side by side
始終並肩生活
So he said 'Come all you working men
所以他說“你們這些工人都來吧
Farmers and weavers too
農民和織工也是如此
If you would only stand as one
如果你們能團結一致
This world belongs to you
這個世界屬於你
This world belongs to you'
這個世界屬於你“
When the rich men heard what the carpenter had done
有錢人聽見木匠所作的事
To the Roman troops they ran
他們跑向羅馬軍隊
Saying put this rebel Jesus down
說，把這悖逆的耶穌放下
Hes a menace to God and man
他是上帝和人類的威脅
Hes a menace to God and man
他是上帝和人類的威脅
The commander of the occupying troops
佔領軍的指揮官
Just laughed and then he said
只是笑了笑，然後他說
'Theres a cross to spare on Calvaries hill'
在加洛磯山上有一個備用的十字架
By the weekend hell be dead
到週末他就死了
By the weekend hell be dead'
到週末他就死定了”
Now Jesus walked among the poor
耶穌在窮人中間行走
For the poor were his own kind
因為窮人是他的同類
And theyd never let them get near enough
他們永遠不會讓他們靠得太近
To take him from behind
從後面把他帶走
To take him from behind
從後面把他帶走
So they hired one of the traders trade
所以他們雇了一個商人
And an informer was he
他是個告密者
And he sold his brother to the butchers men
他把他的兄弟賣給屠夫
For a fistful of silver money
為了一大筆錢
For a fistful of silver money
為了一大筆錢
And Jesus sat in the prison cell
耶穌坐在監獄
And they beat him and offered him bribes
他們打他，賄賂他
To desert the cause of his fellow man
背棄他的同胞的事業
And work for the rich mens tribe
為富人部落工作
To work for the rich mens tribe
為富人部落工作
And the sweat stood out on Jesus brow
耶穌額上的汗特別多
And the blood was in his eye
眼睛裡滿是血絲
When they nailed his body to the Roman cross
他們把他的屍體釘在羅馬十字架上
And they laughed as they watched him die
他們看著他死去，哈哈大笑
They laughed as they watched him die
他們看著他死去，哈哈大笑
Two thousand years have passed and gone
兩千年已經過去了
Many a hero too
也有許多英雄
But the dream of this poor carpenter
而這可憐的木匠的夢想
Remains in the hands of you
仍然掌握在你手中
Remains in the hands of you
仍然掌握在你手中
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