<歌手必须死> A Singer Must Die # Leonard Cohen
静悄悄的法庭里，有谁要认罪呢?
你真的背叛我们了吗?
答案是肯定的。
那么念给我听属于我的罪状吧?
我会乞求你的宽恕，而你会乐于拒绝
所有的女士都流泪，法官没有选择
因为歌声里的虚伪，歌手必须死
我感谢你 ，谢谢尽责的你
你保卫真相，你捍卫美感
你的预感是对的 ，我的都错了。
抱歉，我的歌弄脏了空气。
啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
夜色浓厚，我的辩词藏在女人衣服底下
那我愿意原谅的女人
我的辩词藏在她的丝巾底
我的辩词藏在她的大腿间
我必须以美丽的伪装
前往那里乞求
晚安，晚安，我向你说晚安安安安安安
我好怕，都听你的
你那戴着太阳眼镜的守卫对你这么做
那是他们控制人的方式
那是他们侮辱自己的方式
他们用膝盖踢你的蛋蛋
他们用拳头揍你的脸
对阿 愿国家长存
但到底是谁的国家呢?
先生，我什么都没看到，我只是回家晚了点。
帮我在便宜的坟墓里留个位置(注)
和出卖肉体欢乐赚钱的人一起
和老是准备好了的人一起
和一丝不挂的人在一起
这样你就可以躺下，头靠着某人的乳房
所有的女士都流泪 ，法官没有选择
因为歌声里的虚伪，歌手必须死
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(注) 其他版本的部分有3-30不等的价格,故不译出
这里应该指的是妓女的坟墓
其他版本与讨论请见:
http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1983
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A Singer Must die ◎Leonard Cohen
the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess
Is it true you betrayed us? The answer is "yes"
Then read me the list of the crimes that are mine
I will ask for the mercy that you love to decline
And all the ladies go moist, and the judge has no choice
A singer must die for the lie in his voice
I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty
You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty
Your vision is right, my vision is wrong
I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song
The night it is thick, my defences are hid
In the clothes of a woman I would like to forgive
In the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighs
Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise
Goodnight, goodnight, my night after night ,my night after night after night
after night
I am so afraid that I listen to you
Your sun glassed protectors they do that to you
It's their ways to detain, their ways to disgrace
Their knee in your balls and their fist in your face
Yes and long live the state by whoever it's made
Sir, I didn't see nothing, I was just getting home late
And save me a place in the twelve-dollar grave with those who took money for
the pleasure they gave; with those always ready,with those who undressed so
you could lay down with your head on somebody’s breast. And all the ladies
go moist, and the judge has no choice :A singer must die for the lie in his
voice