There is a house in New Orleans
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the Rising Sun
人們都叫它"日昇之屋"
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God I know I'm one
上帝,我就是其中一個
My mother was a tailor
我的母親是個裁縫
She sewed my new blue jeans
是她縫製好我的新牛仔褲
My father was a gambling man
我的父親是個賭徒
Down in New Orleans
在紐奧良南方
Now the only thing a gambler needs
現在,這個賭鬼唯一需要的
Is a suitcase and trunk
是行李箱與大皮箱
And the only time he's satisfied
他唯一感到滿足的時候
Is when he's on a drunk
是他喝醉的時候
Oh mother, tell your children
噢!媽媽,告訴孩子們
Not to do what I have done
別步入我的後塵
Spend your lives in sin and misery
在罪惡與悲慘中度過餘生
In the House of the Rising Sun
在那"日昇之屋"
Well, I got one foot on the platform
我一腳踏在月台
The other foot on the train
另一腳踏在火車車廂上
I'm going back to New Orleans
我正要回到紐奧良
To wear that ball and chain
回去戴上腳銬與鎖鏈
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the Rising Sun
人們都叫它"日昇之屋"
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God I know I'm one
上帝,我就是其中一個
- 专辑:Fire On Babylon
- 歌手:Sinéad O'Connor
- 歌曲:House of the Rising Sun