1.
63年11月达拉斯黑暗日——
那日子将继续声名狼藉
肯尼迪总统本风头正起
好日子存活,好日子赴义
被引去屠宰像羔羊献祭
他说等会,哥们,知我是谁吗?
当然是知道,我们认识你
于是爆了头,当他在车里
光天化日下像狗被击毙
无非是时机,而时机正对
你欠债未偿,我们来收集
我们要以仇恨蔑视杀你
我们要嘲你,惊你,耻笑你
我们已经有人来取代你
在他们爆王头的那日子
数千人看,没人看到痕迹
发生之快——如此快得离奇
就在那里,众目睽睽之地

阳光之下最伟大的魔技
完美地执行,熟练地处理
狼人啊狼人,狼人啊嗥起
咚咚咚——那是谋杀最卑鄙

2.
嘘!小孩们,你们明白在即
披头士要来,会握你们手的
滑下那栏杆,去拿你的外衣
渡轮过默西河,进入你喉咙
三游民走过来,破布身上披
振奋起精神,并降下那些旗
我去伍德斯托克,正是宝瓶世纪
然后去阿尔塔蒙特,坐近那舞台
将头伸出窗,让大好时光转起
那草丘后有个聚会在进行
堆砌那些砖块,灌注那水泥
总统先生,别说达拉斯不爱你
伸你脚进油箱,踩油门加气
争取赶到那三叉口地道里
黑脸的歌手——白脸的小丑
日落后最好别显露你脸皮

我像个警察在红灯区巡逻
正活在榆树街的噩梦里
当你逛迪普艾乐蒙,把钱放鞋里
别问你的国家能为你做什么
烧钱的买卖,请现金交易
到迪利广场,请向左手转
我要去十字路口搭便车的
那是信仰、希望、慈善死去之地
当他跑时就开枪,孩子,尽力射击
看你是否能枪杀那“隐身人”
再见了,山姆大叔!再见了,查理!
坦白说,思嘉小姐,我毫不在意
真相是什么,它去了哪里?
问奥斯瓦尔德和鲁比——他们应知根底
聪明的老猫头鹰说,闭嘴
公事公办,那是谋杀最卑鄙

3.
汤米,你能听到我吗,我是酸女王
我坐在黑色加长的林肯豪车里
正坐在后座,身旁是我妻
向那个来世直奔而去
我向左跌倒,我头落到她腿膝
啊,上帝!我被引到某种陷阱里
在没求怜惜处,我们不予怜惜
我们正从你住的街下来这条街
他们取出他大脑,肢解了他身体
他们苦不堪言,还能做些什么
但他的灵魂并不在该存在之地
过去五十年来,他们一直寻觅
自由啊自由,高于我的自由
死人才自由,先生,不想告诉你
给我一些爱,别用谎言代替
把枪扔进水沟,继续走下去
醒来吧,让我们去兜风,小苏茜
渡过三一河,让我们保有希翼
别摸电话拨盘,打开收音机
帕克兰医院仅距六个多英里
你让我头晕,丽琪小姐,让我遭枪击
你那颗魔弹已经射中我的头
我就像佩茜·克莱恩只配牺祭
我从未从身前身后枪杀何人
我的鲜血流入眼睛里耳朵里
我永不会有到新边疆的时机

泽普鲁德的影片,我以前看过
看过三十三遍,也许更多累计
那是恶劣欺诈——那是残忍低级
是你见曾过的最丑陋的东西
他们杀了他一次,又杀了两次
杀死他就像一具牺牲的人祭
他们杀他那天,有人对我说:“儿子,
反基督的时代由此才刚开启。”
空军一号穿过大门进来
约翰逊在2点38分宣誓接替
当你决定认输时,请让我知悉
就这样了,那是谋杀最卑鄙

4.
《有何新事?小野猫》,我能说什么?
我说过一个民族的灵魂已撕离
正开始下降到一种缓慢衰败里
而且是审判日后的三十六小时
沃夫曼·杰克,他正在讲方言
他一直在诉说不停,竭尽全力
请放首歌,沃夫曼·杰克先生
放给我听,在凯迪拉克长车里
请放那一首《只是好人命短》
带我去汤姆·杜利被绞死之地
请放《圣詹姆斯医院》,在詹姆斯王庭园里
最好写下那些名字,如想牢记
也请放伊特·珍,《我宁愿失明》
为那位男人带有相通的心意
请放约翰·李·胡克,《帮帮我》
为那脱衣舞厅老板杰克出力
“吉他瘦子”——《慢下来》
向我也向玛丽莲·梦露致意
请放那首《不要让我受误解》
为第一夫人,她感觉不那么适意
请放格林·弗莱,请放唐·亨利
让它发挥到极致,然后随它去吧
也向卡尔·威尔逊致意
望向远方 沿高尔大道远离
请放《悲剧》,放《黄昏时分》
《带我回到塔尔萨》,到犯罪场地
请放又一个,放《又一个倒地》
请放《古旧十架》和《我们笃信上帝》
骑《血洒胭脂马》,走《漫长路孤寂》
站在那里,然后等他的头开爆
请为《神秘先生》放《列车神秘》
就像棵无根树,那男人一死倒地
请放首歌为那《牧师》,也为那《牧者》
请放首歌为那流浪狗的无主遭弃
请放奥斯卡·皮特森,放史坦·盖兹
请放《蓝天》,放迪基·贝茨
请放亚特·派伯,放塞隆尼斯·孟克
请放查利·帕克以及所有那垃圾
请放所有那垃圾乐,也放《所有那爵士乐》
请放什么给《阿尔卡特兹的养鸟人》
请放巴斯特·基顿,放哈罗德·劳埃德
请放毕斯·西格尔,放《漂亮男孩弗洛伊德》
请玩全部数字,碰碰全部运气
请放《为我泪流成河》,为众神之上帝
请放《第九首》,放《第六首》
请为林赛和史蒂薇·尼克斯放首歌
请放纳京高,放《纯真男孩》
请为特里·马洛伊放《下处荒野地》
请放《一夜风流》和《一夜孽迹》
有一千两百万灵魂在倾听
请放《威尼斯商人》,表演那些死亡商人
请为麦克白夫人放《星光下的史黛拉》
别担心,总统先生,援助在即
你的兄弟们正在赶来,麻烦之极
这到底是怎么回事?兄弟们?什么兄弟?
告诉他们我们在等,请继续,我们将与他们汇集
爱田机场是他飞机降落之地
但它却永远无法向上飞起
无以复加,望尘莫及
他们在“日升”的祭坛上杀死他
请为我放《朦胧》, 还有《老鬼月亮》
请放《孟菲斯六月》和《凡事皆可以》
请放《高处不胜寒》和《勇者孤寂》
请放给那在自己墓中旋转的胡迪尼
请放杰利·罗尔·莫顿, 放《路西尔》
请放《方向盘》,放《深入梦里》
请放升F调的《月光鸣奏曲》
并放口琴之王的《通往公路的钥匙》
请放《进军过乔治亚》和《邓巴顿的鼓》
请放《黑暗》,而死亡到时就会临及
请放那伟大巴德·鲍威尔的《爱我否则离开我》
请放《血旗》——请放《谋杀最卑鄙》

(张裕译于2020年4月23日)

https://youtu.be/XYG3P8gUHkY

Murder Most Foul

By Bob Dylan

1.
‘Twas a dark day in Dallas – November ‘63
The day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was riding high
A good day to be living and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
Say wait a minute boys, do you know who I am?
Of course we do, we know who you are
Then they blew off his head when he was still in the car
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
‘Twas a matter of timing and the timing was right
You got unpaid debts and we’ve come to collect
We’re gon’ kill you with hatred and without any respect
We’ll mock you and shock you, we’ll grin in your face
We’ve already got someone here to take your place
The day that they blew out the brains of the king
Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing
It happened so quickly – so quick by surprise
Right there in front of everyone’s eyes

Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
Perfectly executed, skillfully done
Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman, howl
Rub a dub dub – it’s murder most foul

2.
Hush li’l children, you’ll soon understand
The Beatles are coming they’re gonna hold your hand
Slide down the bannister, go get your coat
Ferry ‘cross the Mersey and go for the throat
There’s three bums comin’ all dressed in rags
Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
I’m going to Woodstock, it’s the Aquarian Age
Then I’ll go over to Altamont and sit near the stage
Put your head out the window, let the good times roll
There’s a party going on behind the grassy knoll
Stack up the bricks and pour the cement
Don’t say Dallas don’t love you, Mr. President
Put your foot in the tank and step on the gas
Try to make it to the triple underpass
Black face singer – white face clown
Better not show your faces after the sun goes down

I’m in the red-light district like a cop on the beat
Living in a nightmare on Elm Street
When you’re down on deep Ellum put your money in your shoe
Don’t ask what your country can do for you
Cash on the barrel head, money to burn
Dealey Plaza, make a left hand turn
I’m going to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride
That’s the place where Faith, Hope and Charity died
Shoot ‘em while he runs, boy, shoot ‘em while you can
See if you can shoot the Invisible Man
Goodbye, Charlie, goodbye Uncle Sam
Frankly, Miss Scarlet, I don’t give a damn
What is the truth and where did it go
Ask Oswald and Ruby – they oughta know
Shut your mouth, says the wise old owl
Business is business and it’s murder most foul

3.
Tommy can you hear me, I’m the Acid Queen
I’m ridin’ in a long black Lincoln limousine
Ridin’ in the back seat, next to my wife
Heading straight on into the afterlife
I’m leaning to the left, got my head in her lap
Oh Lord, I’ve been led into some kind of a trap
We ask no quarter, no quarter do we give
We’re right down the street from the street where you live
They mutilated his body and took out his brain
What more could they do, they piled on the pain
But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at
For the last fifty years they’ve been searching for that
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
Hate to tell you, Mister, but only dead men are free
Send me some loving – tell me no lie
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
Wake Up, Little Suzie, let’s go for a drive
Cross the Trinity River, let’s keep hope alive
Turn the radio on, don’t touch the dials
Parkland Hospital’s only six more miles
You got me Dizzy Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead
That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
I’m just a patsy like Patsy Cline
I never shot anyone from in front or behind
Got blood in my eyes, got blood in my ear
I’m never gonna make it to the New Frontier

Zapruder’s film, I’ve seen that before
Seen it thirty three times, maybe more
It’s vile and deceitful – it’s cruel and it’s mean
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
They killed him once, they killed him twice
Killed him like a human sacrifice
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, “Son,
The age of the anti-Christ has just only begun.”
Air Force One coming in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at two thirty-eight
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
It is what it is and it’s murder most foul

4.
What’s New Pussycat – wha’d I say
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
It’s beginning to go down into a slow decay
And that it’s thirty-six hours past judgment day
Wolfman Jack, he’s speaking in tongues
He’s going on and on at the top of his lungs
Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack
Play it for me in my long Cadillac
Play that Only The Good Die Young
Take me to the place where Tom Dooley was hung
Play St. James Infirmary in the court of King James
If you want to remember, better write down the names
Play Etta James too, play I’d Rather Go Blind
Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
Play John Lee Hooker play Scratch My Back
Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
Guitar Slim – Goin’ Down Slow
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
And please, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Play it for the First Lady, she ain’t feeling that good
Play Don Henley – play Glenn Frey
Take it to the Limit and let it go by
And play it for Carl Wilson, too
Lookin’ far, far away down Gower Avenue
Play Tragedy, play Twilight Time
Take Me Back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
Play another one and Another One Bites the Dust
Play the Old Rugged Cross and in G-d We Trust
Ride the Pink Horse down that Long, Lonesome Road
Stand there and wait for his head to explode
Play Mystery Train for Mr. Mystery
The man who fell down dead, like a rootless tree
Play it for the Reverend, play it for the Pastor
Play it for the dog that’s got no master
Play Oscar Peterson and play Stan Getz
Play Blue Sky, play Dickie Betts
Play Art Pepper, play Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker and all that junk
All that junk and All That Jazz
Play something for The Birdman of Alcatraz
Play Buster Keaton play Harold Lloyd
Play Bugsy Siegel play Pretty Boy Floyd
Play all the numbers, play all the odds
Play Cry Me A River for the Lord of the Gods
Play number nine, play number six
Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
Play Nat King Cole, play Nature Boy
Play Down in the Boondocks for Terry Malloy
Play It Happened One Night and One Night of Sin
There’s twelve million souls that are listening in
Play the Merchant of Venice, play the merchants of death
Play Stella by Starlight for Lady Macbeth
Don’t worry Mr. President, help’s on the way
Your brothers are comin’, there’ll be hell to pay
Brothers? What brothers? What’s this about hell?
Tell ‘em we’re waitin’- keep coming – we’ll get ‘em as well
Love Field is where his plane touched down
But it never did get back up off of the ground
Was a hard act to follow, second to none
They killed him on the altar of the Rising Sun
Play Misty for me and that Old Devil Moon
Play Anything Goes and Memphis in June
Play Lonely at the Top and Lonely Are the Brave
Play it for Houdini spinning around in his grave
Play Jelly Roll Morton, play Lucille
Play Deep in a Dream and play Drivin’ Wheel
Play Moonlight Sonata in F sharp
And Key to the Highway by the king of the harp
Play Marchin’ Through Georgia and Dumbarton’s drum
Play Darkness and death will come when it comes
Play Love Me or Leave Me by the great Bud Powell
Play the Blood Stained Banner – play Murder Most Foul

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