It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
I hear that you're building
your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now
I hope you're keeping some kind of record.
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
Ah, the last time we saw you
you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman
to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife.
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well I see Jane's awake --
She sends her regards.
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you,
I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way.
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried.
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
——sincerely, l. cohen
十二月末的凌晨四点
我正写着信，想知道你过得可好
纽约的天很冷，但我觉得这挺好
柯灵顿大街上，整晚都会有音乐传来
我好像听见你正在
远方建造你的小屋
平静地过完每一天
多么希望你还能留住些值得眷恋的东西
是的，Jane带回了一缕你的头发
她说这是你给她的
那晚你真的已经忘记了
你能忘记吗？
Ah,我们最后碰面的时候
你看起来是那么的苍老
肩膀上，你的蓝雨衣破了洞
你去车站，守候过往的每一辆列车
却没能再遇见Lili
你让我的女人
变成了你生命中的一部分
当她回来的时候，她已不是我的妻子
我看见你在那儿，齿间咬着玫瑰
你这个该死的吉普赛骗子
我看见Jane整晚都未能入睡
她想着你
哦，我还能告诉你什么，我的兄弟，你这个杀人犯
还要我说什么呢？
我想我想念你了
我想我原谅你了
我多想你能在我的面前出现
如果你路过此地，无论是为Jane，还是我
你的情敌睡着了，她自由了
是的，快来吧，请来带走她眼中的忧思
我想这是最好的，我已无能为力
Jane带回了一缕你的头发
她说这是你给她的
那晚你真的已经忘记了
—— 你忠诚的，L. Cohen
- 专辑：Famous Blue Raincoat
- 歌手：Jennifer Warnes
- 歌曲：Famous Blue Raincoat