Tom's Dinner-- Suzanne Vega

演唱者Suzanne Vega是八十年代运动复兴的领军人物,她既是歌手，又是一个出色的词曲作家。1985年其处女专辑发表，受到了乐评界一致好评。并且在英美两地销量出奇的好。著名的 Rolling Stone 杂志还把该专辑评为八十年代最出色的一百张专辑之一。此后 Suzanne Vega 便在世界各地巡演，并被邀请到如 Royal Albert 音乐厅，Carnegie 音乐厅，Radio City Music 音乐厅等此类高等的地方演出。1986年，Suzanne Vega 更是为Philip Glass 的管弦乐队谱了两首曲子。 1987年的第二张专辑“Solitude Standing”（孤独站立），在商业上取得了更大的成功，专辑在全世界的销量达到了300万张。专辑中的“Tom's Diner”和 "Luka" 更是成为经典名曲。 歌词 I am sitting in the morning At the diner on the corner I am waiting at the counter For the man to pour the coffee And he fills it only halfway And before I even argue He is looking out the window At somebody coming in "It is always nice to see you" Says the man behind the counter To the woman who has come in She is shaking her umbrella And I look the other way As they are kissing their hellos I'm pretending not to see them And instead I pour the milk And I open up the paper There's a story of an actor Who had died while he was drinking It was no one I had heard of And I'm turning to the horoscope And looking for the funnies When I'm feeling someone watching me And so I raise my head There's a woman on the outside Looking inside. Does she see me? No she does not really see me Cause she sees her own reflection And I'm trying not to notice That she's hitching up her skirt And while she's straightening her stockings Her hair has gotten wet Oh, this rain it will continue Through the morning as I'm listening To the bells of the cathedral I am thinking of your voice… And of the midnight picnic Once upon a time before the rain began… AndI finish up my coffee It's time to catch the train Da da da da… 清晨, 我坐在拐角处的小饭馆 在吧台前, 等那个男人给我倒咖啡 他居然只倒了一半的量---我正想跟他抗议 他看向窗外, 有人快要进来 "见到你总是很高兴" 吧台后的男人 对进来的女人说 女人正抖落伞上的水珠 我转头看向另一边 他们亲吻对方 装着没有注意他们 我倒了些牛奶 打开报纸 有篇关于一个演员的文章 在他饮酒时死去 不过是某个人物罢了 我开始看星象栏目 寻找有趣的东西 突然感觉有人在注视我 于是抬起头 外面有个女人 正看向里面 她看见我了么? 不她并没有在看我 而是看着她自己的影像 我试图回避 她正拉起她的裙子 当她拉紧她的长袜时 雨水打湿了头发 这雨会持续整个早晨 我一直听着 教堂的钟声 想念你的声音 和午夜的野餐 在某个时间 这雨开始以前 我喝光咖啡 该赶火车了