Video:
在乡间的商店里工作
张贴着海报
随心所欲的幻想着
幻想着某天摆脱掉所有的烦恼
跪在泥泞之中
努力不去讨好任何人
做个叛逆者从来都没什么不好
但是你径直走向了极端
今晚你会和一个男孩好上
就在出城的第一辆巴士上
那么让我们来瞧瞧你的运动服
那些女孩看起来都一个样
你却在挑战长跑时的服装风格
你穿着男孩的套衫参加长跑
对这个金钱社会发泄你的不满吧!
你认识一个只要躺在床上就能挣大把钞票的女孩
还不用交税
然而你这样做仅仅是为了得到给予的快乐
今晚你会和一个男孩好上
就在出城的最后一辆巴士上
今晚你会和一个女孩好上
而且你希望他们能够看见这一切
你正犹豫不决
用抛硬币的方式来决定是否要告诉你的朋友
关于你舔栏杆患上鹅口疮的那件事
但你在一本Boots药店免费发放的小册子上读到
有治疗用的洗液和药水
因此你就可以从那些窥探的眼神里隐瞒你的羞愧
懒惰的简,一直在粉刷人行横道
你睡在公交站旁
纳闷你为什么得到这样的称号
并且考虑着应该拿它怎么办
今晚你会和一个男孩好上
就在出城的最后一辆巴士上
今晚你会和一个女孩好上
而且你希望他们能够看见这一切
Original Lyrics 原词:
Working the village shop
Putting a poster up
Dreaming of anything
Dreaming of the time when you are free from all the trouble you're in
In the mud, on your knees
Trying hard not to please
Anyone, all the time
Being a rebel's fine
But you go all the way to being brutal
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the first bus out of town
On the first bus out of town
So let's see your kit for games
All the girls look the same
You are challenging styles for running miles
You're running miles in some boys jumper
Boo to the business world!
You know a girl who's tax free on her back and making
Plenty cash
While you are working for the joy of giving
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a girl tonight
And you hope that they will see
And you hope that they will see
You are in two minds
Tossing a coin to decide whether you should tell your folks
About a dose of thrush you got when licking railings
But you read in a book
That you got free in Boots【1】
There are lotions, there are potions
You can take to hide your shame from all those prying eyes
Lazy Jane, all the time
Painting lines
You are sleeping at bus stops
Wondering how you got your name
And what you're going to do about it
You will have a boy tonight
You will have a boy tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town
You will have a boy tonight
Baby, you will have a girl tonight
On the last bus out of town
On the last bus out of town (*2)
Remark:
这首歌大致讲一个叛逆的女孩,试图通过随意与别人发生关系来证明自己,并与社会对抗。
有几个不好理解的地方:
一是“paint lines”到底指的是什么,对此网友众说纷纭,有说是用鼻子吸毒,也有说是暗喻自有暗香盈袖慰,总之都是作为消极对抗的一种方式来理解的。但是据Stuart说,创作这首歌时,他碰巧看到了一辆为人行横道喷漆用的卡车,于是就想,如果要给Jane安排一份工作的话,那就是人行横道粉刷匠好了。( 佩服一下大家的联想功力!)
二是“you will have a girl/boy tonight” 是指怀孕还是做佳节又重阳爱。如果当怀孕讲,倒也能和穿男孩的套衫那一段扯上关系(以此来隐瞒怀孕的事实)。但是通篇看来,似乎Stuart并非想叙述一个未婚先孕的少女的故事,而是一个秉持性开放态度(甚至不计较男女了)的叛逆少女的故事,鉴于这一句出现频率是如此之高,我觉得还是做“性人比黄花瘦爱”来理解比较好。另外,“And you hope that they will see”也可以作为佐证,如果是怀孕要生孩子的话,怎么还会期望别人看见呢?
这篇歌词也是随处充满了BS式的幽默,例如“You know a girl who's tax free on her backand making Plenty cash”,以及“a dose of thrush you got when licking railings”的隐喻,搞懂意思后相信就会忍俊不禁。
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Lazy Line Painter Jane
Lazy Line Painter Jane
注:
【1】Boots: 总部设在英国诺丁汉(Nottingham)的Boots公司PLC是英国历史最悠久的零售连锁店之一。公司成立于1849年,提供所有与卫生保健和美容相关的产品和咨询,服务包括美容、配镜、助听器及药品的销售。(via)



