Candle in the Wind（风中之烛） - 艾尔顿·约翰：你的勇气让你亭亭玉立

Candle in the Wind

By Elton John

（备注：Norma Jean（诺玛·珍）是Marilyn Menroe（玛丽莲·梦露）的原名。演唱这首歌是艾尔顿对她深深的纪念。）

Goodbye Norma Jean

永别了 诺玛·珍

Though I never knew you at all

虽然我从未认识你

You had the strength to hold yourself

你的勇气让你亭亭玉立

While those around you crawled

身边的人们为你折服

They crawled out of the woodwork

他们爬出工艺品

And they whispered into your brain

悄悄进入你的脑海

They set you on the treadmill

他们让你辛苦劳作

And they made you change your name

他们让你改了名字

And it seems to me you lived your life

对我来说 你似乎在过着自己想要的生活

Like a candle in the wind

就像风中的蜡烛

Never knowing who to cling to

从不知道该依靠谁

When the rain set in

当雨开始落下

And I would have liked to have known you

我才想起早该认识你

But I was just a kid

但我当时还是个孩子

Your candle burned out long before

你的蜡烛早已烧尽

Your legend ever did

你的传奇并未停歇

Loneliness was tough

孤独是一种煎熬

The toughest role you ever played

你曾扮演了最煎熬的角色

Hollywood created a superstar

好莱坞塑造了一个超级巨星

And pain was the price you paid

而付出的代价就是痛苦

Even when you died

虽然你已逝去

All the press still hounded you

但你的新闻却飞满天

All the papers had to say

所有的报纸都说

Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

发现玛丽莲体无遮拦

And it seems to me you lived your life

对我来说 你似乎在过着自己想要的生活

Like a candle in the wind

就像风中的蜡烛

Never knowing who to cling to

从不知道该依靠谁

When the rain set in

当雨开始落下

And I would have liked to have known you

我才想起早该认识你

But I was just a kid

但我当时还是个孩子

Your candle burned out long before

你的蜡烛早已烧尽

Your legend ever did

你的传奇并未停歇

Goodbye Norma Jean

永别了 诺玛·珍

Though I never knew you at all

虽然我从未认识你

You had the strength to hold yourself

你的勇气让你亭亭玉立

While those around you crawled

身边的人们为你折服

Goodbye Norma Jean

永别了 诺玛·珍

From the young man in the 22nd row

第22排的那个年轻人

Who sees you as something more than sexual

认为你并非仅仅是性感那么简单

More than just our Marilyn Monroe

你不仅仅是玛丽莲·梦露

And it seems to me you lived your life

对我来说 你似乎在过着自己想要的生活

Like a candle in the wind

就像风中的蜡烛

Never knowing who to cling to

从不知道该依靠谁

When the rain set in

当雨开始落下

And I would have liked to have known you

我才想起早该认识你

But I was just a kid

我当时还是个孩子

Your candle burned out long before

你的蜡烛早已烧尽

Your legend ever did

你的传奇并未停歇

Your candle burned out long before

你的蜡烛早已烧尽

Your legend ever did

你的传奇并未停歇

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