Diamonds and rust 钻石与铁锈
Music & Lyrics by：Joan Baez 琼·贝兹
 
Well I'll be damned,  我这是怎么了
Here comes your ghost again.  眼前又出现你的幻影
But that's not unusual,  但这也不足为奇
It's just that the moon is full,  不过是恰好满月
And you happened to call.  又正巧接到了你的电话
 
And here I sit, 我就这么坐着
Hand on the telephone  拿着电话
Hearing a voice I'd known 倾听一个我早已熟悉的声音
A couple of light-years ago  从多少光年之外
Heading straight for a fall  笔直的击中我 
 
As I remember your eyes  我还记得你的眼睛
Were bluer than robin's eggs  比知更鸟的卵还要蓝
My poetry was lousy you said  你说我写的诗实在糟透了
Where are you calling from?  你是从哪里打来的电话？
A booth in the Midwest  中西部的某个电话亭么
Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks  十年前我曾送给你袖扣
You brought me something  你也送过我小玩意
We both know what memories can bring  我们都明白回忆能够带来的
They bring diamonds and rust  有钻石，也有铁锈
 
Well you burst on the scene  当你光芒乍现
Already a legend  已然成为传奇
The Unwashed phenomenon  谁都没预料到这一点啊
The original vagabond  当年那个放荡的浪人
You strayed into my arms  曾漂泊进我的臂弯
And there you stayed  而你的停留
Temporarily lost at sea  不过是短暂的迷途
The Madonna was your for free  玛丽亚是眷顾你的
Yes the girl on the half-shell  是的，那个蚌壳般的女子
Would keep you unharmed  会保护你免于任何伤害
 
Now I see you standing  此刻，你就站在我面前
With brown leaves falling around  四周落叶飞舞
And snow in your hair  雪落在你的头发上
Now you're smiling out the window  你就那样微笑远眺
Of that crummy hotel over Washington square  在华盛顿广场小旅馆的窗前
 
Our breath comes out white clouds  我们的呼吸都化成了白雾
Mingles and hangs in the air  凝绕在冰冷的空气中
Speaking strictly for me  就别再对我隐瞒了吧
We both could have died then and there 那时，我们几乎快一起死去
 
Now you're telling me  如今你说
You're not nostalgic  你不是个念旧的人
Then give me another word for it  换一个字眼表达不是更好吗
You who are so good with words  既然你是那么的善于辞令
And keeping things vague  语言暧昧模糊
Because I need some of that vagueness now  此刻我正需要这样的蒙昧
It's all come back too clearly  过去的一切都太过清晰
Yes I loved dearly  是的，我的确深爱着你
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust  而倘若你带给我的，是钻石与铁锈
I've already paid  我已为之付出