女：They call me The Wild Rose他们叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day但我的名字叫Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know我不知道他们为什么这么叫我
For my name was Elisa Day因为我的名字叫Elisa Day

男：From the first day I saw I knew she was the one第一天见面，我就知道她是唯一
As she stared in my eyes and smiled当她看着我的眼睛并且微笑
For her lips were the colour of the roses她的嘴唇是玫瑰的颜色
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild那些长在河边的玫瑰，血红的，野气的

女：When he knocked on my door and entered the room当他敲响我的门走进房间
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace在他坚定的拥抱钟我的战栗平息了
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand将是我的第一个男人，他用手轻轻
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face擦去我脸上滑落的泪水

女：They call me The Wild Rose他们叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day但我的名字叫Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know我不知道他们为什么这么叫我
For my name was Elisa Day因为我的名字叫Elisa Day

男：On the second day I brought her a flower第二天我带给她一朵花
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen她比所有我曾见过的女人都要美丽
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow我说：“你是否知道何处的野玫瑰长得”
So sweet and scarlet and free?"“如此甜美，鲜红和自由”

女：On the second day he came with a single red rose第二天他带来一朵孤独的红玫瑰
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"说：“你是否愿意把你的失落和悲伤交给我？”
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed我点点头，在床上躺下
He said, "If I show you the roses will you follow?"他说：“如果我指给你看那些野玫瑰你是否会跟着我来？”

女：He call me The Wild Rose他们叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day但我的名字叫Elisa Day
Why He call me it I do not know我不知道他们为什么这么叫我
For my name was Elisa Day因为我的名字叫Elisa Day

女：On the third day he took me to the river第三天他带我去了那条河边
He showed me the roses and we kissed让我看那些玫瑰然后我们接吻
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word我最后听到一句喃呢
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist当他手里拿着一块石头笑着站在我的上面

男：On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow最后一天我带她来到野玫瑰生长的地方
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief她躺在河堤上，连风也轻飘的不敢惊动她
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"当我向她吻别，我说：“美的归宿终是死亡”
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth我种了一朵玫瑰在她的唇间

女：They call me The Wild Rose他们叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day但我的名字叫Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know我不知道他们为什么这么叫我
For my name was Elisa Day因为我的名字叫Elisa Day

 

Nick Cave，音乐界颓废诗人，还有“黑暗王子”，“哥特之王”，“痛苦批发商”也是他的代名词。在他的音乐里处处散发着一种无以名状的另界魔性和孤傲的诗人情怀。

 

我听这歌的时候，晚上一个人在家，熄了灯躺在床上听的。当时，不寒而栗。想象着玫瑰花从下，一张张苍白，年轻而美丽的脸，慢慢的化为白骨......

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