And the blues just gets bluer

〈內城區藍調〉

沿著內城區一條骯髒小路走
我琢磨
瘋狂跟我擦身過，對我微笑說哈囉
我點頭
天空眼淚流，她抬頭瞥一眼
開了火

清早六點遇到她，女孩來自迪爾本
萬確千真
問她為何背著包，郊區生活太煩悶
要閃人
因為爸爸不准任何新念頭冒出
現在他看到新聞但畫面很模糊

媽媽爸爸快停下
珍惜你們有的吧
不久可能就
啥都沒啦
宵禁訂在八點
一切是否會好轉
我看很難

七個吃醋的笨蛋，照她的遊戲規則玩
難以置信吧
不上不下好尷尬，他想脫身又無法
那會太傷她
所以這樣他非哭不可
永遠離不開她

學壞的孩子黃粉筆，水泥人行道上寫不停
他們的王已死
喝一杯猶大的陰謀，垂下頭但往上瞅
甘美的紅酒
因為爸爸不准任何新念頭冒出
現在你聽到音樂但歌詞很模糊

媽媽爸爸快停下
珍惜你們有的吧
不久可能就
啥都沒啦
宵禁訂在八點
一切是否會好轉
我看很難

沿著喬治亞州一條灰撲撲小路走
我納悶
風直撲上我的臉，聞得到隱隱
的雷聲


Inner city blues
Music & lyrics by Sixto Rodriguez

Going down a dirty inner city side road
I plotted
Madness passed me by, she smiled hi
I nodded
Looked up as the sky began to cry
She shot it

Met a girl from Dearborn, early six o'clock this morn
A cold fact
Asked about her bag, suburbia's such a drag
Won't go back
'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas here
And now he sees the news but the picture's not too clear

Mama, Papa, stop
Treasure what you got
Soon you may be caught
Without it
The curfew's set for eight
Will it ever all be straight
I doubt it

Seven jealous fools playing by her rules
Can't believe her
He feels so in between, can't break the scene
It would grieve her
And that's the reason why he must cry
He'll never leave her

Crooked children yellow chalk, writing on the concrete walk
Their King died
Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up
Sweet red wine
'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas here
And now you hear the music but the words don't sound too clear

Mama, Papa, stop
Treasure what you got
Soon you may be caught
Without it
The curfew's set for eight
Will it ever all be straight
I doubt it

Going down a dusty Georgian side road
I wonder
The wind splashed in my face, can smell a trace
Of thunder



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【非譯註】
1. 所謂內城區（inner city），簡單說就是很爛的都市規劃導致市中心出現窮人聚居區－－中產階級住市郊，只有上班才進市區的辦公大樓，每天花很多時間開車通勤順便製造空氣污染和尖峰時間嚴重的塞車。近年來內城區逐步被都更（？）變新變貴，不過在 Rodriguez 寫這首歌的彼時彼地，也就是 70 年代的美國，各大城市的內城依然是破落貧民區（尤以黑人和拉丁裔居多）的代名詞。

2. 第一段第二句 "plotted" 我覺得聽起來其實更像 "plodded"，而且那樣語意更合理，不過因為資料都是前者所以……。姑存（疑）之。