老鹰之歌el condor pasa保罗西蒙

El Condor¹ Pasa 老鹰之歌

作词：Paul Simon

保罗西蒙&加芬克尔

I’’d rather be a sparrow than a snail²

我宁可是只麻雀，也不愿做一只蜗牛

Yes I would. If I could, I surely would

没错，如果可以，我会这样这样选择

I’’d rather be a hammer than a nail

我宁可是支铁锤，也不愿是一根铁钉

Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

没错，如果真的可以，我会这样选择

Away, I’’d rather sail away

我愿航行到远方

Like a swan that’’s here and gone

像来了又去的天鹅

A man gets tied up to the ground

一个人如果被束缚在地上

He gives the world its saddest sound

他会向世界发出最悲伤的声音

It’’s saddest sound

最悲伤的声音

I’’d rather be a forest than a street

我宁可是座森林，也不愿是一条街道

Yes I would, If I could, I surely would

没错，如果可以，我会这样选择

I’’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet

我宁可感受大地就在你的脚下

Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

没错，如果真的可以，我会这样选择

1 condor   

n.秃鹰；秃鹰金币

参考例句：

• The condor soars above the mountain heights.禿鹰翱翔于高山之上。
• A condor prepares to fly in Colombia.一只兀鹰在哥伦比亚准备振翅高飞。

2 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。