Kilkelly, Ireland

独孤飘零

   一首挺沉重的爱尔兰民谣，Jim Brannigan的精彩演绎。整首歌是由几封信组成。儿子离家谋求生计，父亲在给儿子的信中，无不表达着对儿子的思念和关切之情。浓浓的父子情，尽在其中。我无法表达自己听完这首歌后的感受，就大概翻译下信的内容吧。

Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and sixty, my dear and lovin' son John
Kilkelly Ireland，1860，给我亲爱的儿子JOHN
Your good friend the Schoolmaster Pat McNamara, so good as to write these words down.
你的好朋友，Pat McNamara校长，一如以往代为写下下面的信。
Your brothers have all gone to find work in England, the house is so empty and  sad,
你的几个弟弟都去英格兰找工作了，整个房子都空了，看起来是那么地悲伤，
The crop of potatoes is sorely affected, a third to a half of them bad.
因为受虫灾，土豆的收成只有往年的六成，
And your sister Bridget and Patrick O'Donnell, are goin' to be married in June,
你的妹妹Bridget，六月份就要和Patrick O'Donnell结婚了，
Your mother says not to work on the railroad, and be sure to come on home soon.
你的妈妈也不打算在铁路上工作了，应该很快就要回家了。

Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and seventy, my dear and lovin' son John
Kilkelly Ireland，1870，给我亲爱的儿子JOHN
Hello to your missus and to your four children, that they may grow healthy and strong
向你的妻子和四个孩子问好，他们应该都健康地成长吧？
Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble, I suppose he never will learn
Michael遇到点小麻烦，我认为他不能再去上学了，
Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of and now we have nothing to burn.
因为天气潮湿，我们现在连草皮都没有得烧了。
And Bridget is happy you named the child for her, although she's got six of her own
虽然Bridget的孩子已经六岁了，但是她仍很高兴你为她的孩子取名字。
You say you've found work, but you don't say what kind, or when you'll be comin' home.
你说你已经找到工作了，但是你没有说是什么工作，也没有说什么时候回来。

Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and eighty, dear Michael and John my sons
Kilkelly Ireland，1880，给我亲爱的儿子JOHN
I'm sorry to give you the very sad news that your dear old mother has gone.
告诉你个不幸的消息，你亲爱的老母亲已经去世了。
We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly, your brothers and Bridget were there,
我们把她埋在Kilkelly的一个教堂里，你的几个哥哥和bridget也在那里，
You don't have to worry, she died very quickly, remember her in your prayers.
她去世得非常突然，但是你不要担心什么，让我们为她祈祷吧。
And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning with money he's sure to buy land
For the crop has been poor and the people are selling, for any price that they can.
听说Michael带着很多钱就要回来了，还要买地，因为庄稼长得越来越差，人们都把地低价卖掉了。

Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and ninety, my dear and lovin' son John
Kilkelly Ireland，1890，给我亲爱的儿子JOHN
I suppose that I must be close on eighty, it's thirty years since you've gone
我想我活不过80岁了，你已经离家三十年了，
Because of all of the money you sent me, I'm still living' out of my own
我现在仍是自己居住，我把你寄给我的钱都存起来了。
Michael has built himself a fine house, and Bridget's daughters have grown
Michael已经建起了一所不错的房子，Bridget的女儿也长大了
And thank you for sendin' your family picture, they're lovely young women and men
很高兴看到你寄过来的全家福，看起来小伙子和小姑娘都挺可爱
You say you might even come for a visit, what a joy to see you again.
你说过可能要回来看望一下，那什么时候才能再见到你呢？

Kilkelly Ireland, eighteen and ninety two, my dear brother John,
Kilkelly Ireland，1892，给我亲爱的哥哥JOHN
I'm sorry I didn't write sooner, to tell you that father has gone.
不得不遗憾地告诉你，我们的父亲已经去世了。
He was living with Brigid, she said he was cheerful and healthy right down to the end
他去世之前和brigid住在一起，brigid说父亲去世前身体一直都很健康，精神也很好。
And you should have seen him play with the grandchildren, of Pat McNamara your friend.
你看到他和他的外甥一起在嬉戏么？
And we buried him alongside of mother, down at Kilkelly churchyard
我们把他葬在母亲的墓旁边。
He was a strong and a feisty old man, considering that life is so hard.
他是一个这么强壮和活跃的老人，生活却是如此之艰难。
And it's funny the way he kept talkin' about you, he called for you at the end
去世之前他一直在说有关你的事，临死的时候他还在呼唤你的名字。

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