引言:她生疏地在那里像被人借去/简直变成了衰老,盲聩,再也不珍贵,也永不稀奇。
可是刚才,我看见
她的丝带和蝴蝶结
已从她卷发上滑落
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Ev'rybody knows
That Baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls.
她接受时,就像个女人,不是吗
她做爱时,就像个女人,不是吗
她疼痛时,就像个女人
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does And she aches just like a woman But she breaks just like a little girl.
是,我相信我会再去见她
没人会怀疑
宝贝儿不是幸福的
直到她终于明白 她与其他人一样
即使她有迷雾、药物和珍珠
Queen Mary, she's my friend Yes, I believe I'll go see her again Nobody has to guess That Baby can't be blessed Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls.
她接受时,就像个女人,不是吗
她做爱时,就像个女人,不是吗
她疼痛时,就像个女人
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does And she aches just like a woman But she breaks just like a little girl.
我却因干渴濒死着
所以我来到这儿
而你的诅咒 始终在折磨我
更糟的是
这儿真的存在痛苦吗
我不能留在这儿了
还不够清楚吗——
It was raining from the first And I was dying there of thirst So I came in here And your long-time curse hurts But what's worse Is this pain in here I can't stay in here Ain't it clear that--
我只是不合适
没错 我相信我们该分手了
当我们再见面
互以朋友相称
请不要透露 我们曾经相识
那时我饥饿着 而你正拥有一切
I just can't fit Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit When we meet again Introduced as friends Please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world.
啊,你伪装时,就像个女人,不是吗
你做爱时,就像个女人,不是吗
你疼痛时,就像个女人
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
You make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl.
译后记
“工厂女孩” Edie Sedgwick
白金色的头发,煤烟般的眼圈,戴着蝴蝶般的假睫毛,略带点稚嫩的男孩子气,Edie Sedgwick无疑是世界上第一个“中性时尚”的经典。她造就了安迪·沃霍尔,正如卡米尔造就罗丹。她放肆的大笑,一根接一根的抽烟,她爱上每一个为她的美丽倾倒的天才们,安迪·沃霍尔, 鲍勃·迪伦, 米克·贾格尔, 吉姆·莫里森,他们当时都还只是默默无闻的青年,尽管他们后来都成了呼风唤雨的人物。
Just Like a Woman无疑是迪伦献给Edie的。二人相恋时,迪伦曾劝Edie离开沃霍尔和他的“工厂”工作室,但Edie犹豫不决,之后迪伦便与Sara Lowndes 秘密结婚了。据说Edie听到后浑身不停地发抖——她以为他们正处于稳定的恋爱关系。而沃霍尔在爱慕Edie的同时,也潜藏着对她的强烈嫉妒。从Edie身上榨取完价值后,他利用舆论彻底抛弃了Edie。面对接踵而至的背叛,Edie最终在深夜吸毒自杀。
歌曲中关键的“界限”不是男人和女人之间,而是女人和女孩之间,所以问题在于成熟度,而不是性别。歌曲是关于从青少年走向成年、关于天真的逝去的两个隐喻,表达的并非对女性的厌恶,而是写给逝爱的哀歌。
卸下妆容后,“沃霍尔的缪斯”也不过是二十几岁的女孩而已。她只是单纯地认为世界上所有人都像她一样真诚,天真地认为越堕落越快乐。她轻轻用略带沙哑的嗓音说,我知道我活不过三十岁。当巨量的巴比妥吸入她的内脏时,其实代表了一种风潮戛然而止,留给世界的只有狗尾续貂式的延续和效仿。
垂头的时候一切都饱满了
谁记得从前疯狂的燃烧
每一个花瓣都是火焰