雙語散文:家庭畫像
【英文原文】
Family Portrait
Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said
You fight about money, about me and my brother
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be
You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yellin, I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, too
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be
Well I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
I don't want two addresses
I don't want a step-brother anyway
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name
Remember that the night you left you took my shining star?
Daddy don't leave
Don't leave us here alone
Mom will be nicer
I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother
Oh, I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night
【中文譯文】
媽媽，請別再哭泣，我已聽不下去
你的痛苦讓我難過，把我摧毀
坐在牀上，我聽見杯子摔碎的聲音
我告訴爸爸，你的惡言惡語並不是有意的
爲錢、爲我、爲我弟弟打拼
這是我回的家，這是我的避風港
在第三次世界大戰中成長並不容易
從不知道愛可以是什麼樣子
你將看見，我不想讓愛毀滅我，像毀滅我的家一樣
我們能解決這一切嗎？我們能成爲一個家嗎？
我保證我會更好，媽媽，什麼事我都願意做
我們能解決這一切嗎？我們能成爲一個家嗎？
我保證我會更好，爸爸，請不要離開
爸爸，請別再叫喊，我已聽不下去
別再讓媽媽哭泣，因爲我需要你們在身邊
媽媽她愛你，她說的什麼都是對的
我知道你被她傷害，但記住還有我愛你
今天我逃開，從吵鬧中逃開，逃開
不想回到那個地方，但沒有別的選擇，沒辦法
在第三次世界大戰中成長並不容易
從不知道愛可以是什麼樣子
我已看見，我不想讓愛毀滅我，像毀滅我的家一樣
在我們的家庭畫像中，我們看起來很快樂
讓我們裝裝樣子，讓我們裝得很自然
我不想把假日分成幾段
我不想要兩個地址
我不想要繼兄弟
我不想我的媽媽不得不改變她的姓氏
還記得那個你離開我、帶走我閃亮星星的夜晚嗎？
爸爸，別離開
別撇下我們
媽媽會更友好
我會好很多，我會告訴我的弟弟
噢，我不會在吃飯時打翻牛奶
我會好很多，我會做好每件事
我將永遠是你們的小女孩
我晚上會乖乖地睡覺
