Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine 古狗和儿童西瓜酒

"How old do you think I am," he said? “你多大，你认为我是”，他说的吗？

I said, well, I didn't know. 我说，好，我不知道。

He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago." 他说， “我转身65约11个月前。 ”

   

I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down 我坐在“在迈阿密，浇混合威士忌倒

When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge. 当这个老灰，黑绅士清理休息室。

   

There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me. 有没有任何人身边，但这个老头和我。

The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV. 谁跑的栏家伙在电视上观看艾恩赛德。

Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind 不请自来，他坐了下来，打开了他的头脑

On old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 在老的狗和孩子，西瓜酒。

   

"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine," he asked. “以前有过的西瓜酒一喝， ”他问。

He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back. 他告诉我有关它的一切，虽然我没有回嘴。

"Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime, “是不是，但是三样东西在这个世界上，值得一孤一毛钱，

But old dogs and children and watermelon wine." 但是，老的狗和孩子，西瓜酒。 “

   

He said, "Women think about themselves, when men-folk ain't around. 他说， “女人对自己的看法，当男人民谣不在身边。

And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down." 和朋友很难发现，当他们发现你了。 “

He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime, 他说：“我尝试了所有我年轻的时候，在我的天然黄金，

Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine." 现在是老的狗和孩子，西瓜酒。 “

   

"Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes. “老的狗关心你，甚至当你犯错误。

God bless little children while they're still to young to hate." 上帝保佑小孩，而他们仍然年轻的恨。 “

When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line 当他搬走了，我发现我的笔抄下来的行

About old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 关于老的狗和孩子，西瓜酒。

   

I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day. 我要赶飞机到亚特兰大的第二天。

As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change. 当我离开了我的房间，我看到他拿起我的变化。

That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime, 那天晚上，我梦见在阴凉的夏天的宁静的睡眠，

Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 的老狗，儿童和西瓜酒。