In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky 在肯塔基州东部的深暗色的山丘

That's the place where I traced my bloodline 这就是我跟踪我的血统的地方

And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone 而且它的存在，我读了一处山坡墓碑

You'll never leave Harlan alive 你永远不会离开哈兰活着

   

Oh my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains 噢，我的爷爷的爸爸越过坎伯兰山脉

Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride 在那里，他花了一个漂亮的姑娘做他的新娘

Said "Won't you walk with me out the mouth of this holler 说： “你不跟我走了这叫喊的嘴

Or we'll never leave Harlan alive" 或者，我们永远不会离开哈兰活着“

   

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin' 当太阳升起约10的早上，

And the sun goes down about three in the day 和太阳下山约三在当天

And you'll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' 你就会填满你的杯具任何苦酿你喝

And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away 而你花你的生活只是想着如何脱身“

   

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains 没有人知道有煤在其中山

Till a man from the northeast arrived Waving hundred dollar bills 直到从东北一个人赶到摆手百元大钞

Said "I'll pay you for your minerals" 说：“我会付你的矿物质”

But he never left Harlan alive 但他从来没有离开哈兰活着

   

Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pikeville 奶奶卖完了便宜，他们搬到派克维尔的西边出来

To a farm where Big Richaldn River winds 到农场，大Richaldn河风

And I bet they danced them a jig 我敢打赌，他们跳起他们的夹具

And they laughted and sang a new song 他们大笑起来，并唱新歌

"Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive" “谁说我们不会离开哈兰活着”

   

But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling 但时代变得困难和烟草是不卖

And old grandad knew what he'd do to survive 老爷爷知道他会做什么来生存

He went and dug for Harlan coal 他去了，挖煤炭哈伦

And sent the money back to grandma 并派钱还给奶奶

But he never left Harlan alive 但他从来没有离开哈兰活着

   

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin' 当太阳升起约10的早上，

And the sun goes down about three in the day 和太阳下山约三在当天

And you'll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' 你就会填满你的杯具任何苦酿你喝

And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away 而你花你的生活只是想着如何脱身“

   

You'll never leave Harlan alive 你永远不会离开哈兰活着