My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist 我的母亲是一名中国空中飞人

In pre-war Paris 在战前的巴黎

Smuggling bombs for the underground. 走私炸弹的地下。

And she met my father 和她认识了我的父亲

At a fete in Aix-en-Provence. 在艾克斯普罗旺斯祭祀。

He was disguised as a Russian cadet 他伪装成俄罗斯军校学生

in the employ of the Axis. 在轴的运用。

And there in the half-light 而且，在半明半暗

Of the provincial midnight 省午夜

To a lone concertina 一个孤独的手风琴

They drank in cantinas 他们喝的小酒吧

And toasted to Edith Piaf 而举杯，伊迪丝琵雅芙

And the fall of the Reich. 而帝国的垮台。

   

My sister was born in a hovel in Burgundy 我的妹妹出生在勃艮第的小屋

And left for the cattle 离开了牛

But later was found by a communist 但后来被发现的共产主义

Who'd deserted his ranks 谁愿意离开了他的行列

To follow his dream 跟随他的梦想

To start up a punk rock band in South Carolina. 要启动一个朋克摇滚乐队在南卡罗来纳州。

I get letters sometimes. 我有时会收到信件。

They bought a plantation 他们买了一个种植园

She weeds the tobacco 她杂草烟草

He offends the nation 他冒犯了国家

And they write, "Don't be a stranger, y'hear." 他们写道：“不要一个陌生人， yhear 。 ”

"Sincerely, your sister." “真诚，你的妹妹。 ”

   

So my parents had me 所以我的父母把我

To the disgust of the prostitutes 对妓女的厌恶

On a bed in a brothel. 在床上的妓院。

Surprisingly raised with tender care 令人惊讶的提出与垂爱

'Til the money got tight 直到拿钱紧

And they bet me away 他们打赌我离开

To a blind brigadier in a game 要在游戏中的盲准将

Of high stakes canasta. 对高风险的纸牌游戏。

But he made me a sailor 但是他让我成为一个水手

On his brigadier ship fleet. 在他的旅长船队。

I know every yardarm 我知道每个桁端

From main mast to jib sheet. 从主桅杆吊臂表。

But sometimes I long to be landlocked 但有时我渴望成为内陆

And to work in a bakery. 并在一家面包店工作。