Streets Of London---sinead o’connor
Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
And held loosely by his side
Yesterday’s paper telling yesterday’s news
*Chorus*
So how can you tell me you’re lonely,
And say for you that the sun won’t shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I’ll show you something to make you change your mind
Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She’s no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
*Chorus*
In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea last an hour
Then he wanders home alone
*Chorus*
And have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman’s mission
Memory fading with
The medal ribbons that he wears.
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn’t care
你看见市场打烊时的那个老人吗
他的鞋子破旧不堪
眼中也已没有了骄傲
他懒懒地*在街边
翻着昨曰的报纸
你是否仍觉得孤单
仍觉得心情灰暗?
让我牵你的手
到那伦敦的街头,走走看看
你会感受到不一样的东西)
你看见街上的那个妇人吗
她手里拎着两个袋子
衣杉褴褛,蓬头垢面
她没空停下来聊天
只是顾着步履匆匆
深夜十一点一刻
在通宵的咖啡座里
又是那个老人,他正坐着喝茶
他的目光越过杯子的边沿
静静打量这个世界
他每晚坐上一个小时
然后独自回家
你看见那退役的老水兵吗
那勋章和绶带早已褪色
正如他心中渐渐模糊的回忆
在这冬天的城市里
只有冷雨在悲伤的哭泣
为又一个被忘却的英雄
和这淡漠的世界