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《A Dear John Letter》是一首曲调、内容并不令人激动的歌。整首歌实际上就五行歌词,重复了三遍。女主人公告诉约翰她恨写这样一封信,为的是通知他她再也不爱他了,她要另嫁他人,嫁给另一个约翰。这封信的内容在男主人公旁白后读出:男主人公正在国外战场上,此时战争结束,获得胜利。他欣喜雀跃,打开来信,却见后上所写不同于往常,女朋友向他索回自己的照片,然后她告诉他她要嫁给他的弟弟。
A Dear John Letter
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John.
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John,I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John
(Spoken)
I was overseas in battle
When the postman came to me.
He handed me a letter,
And I was just as happy as I could be,
'Cause the fighting was all over
And the battles they'd all been won.
But then I opened up the letter
And it started with “Dear John”.
Would you please send back my picture?
My husband wants it now.
When I tell you who I'm wedding,
You won't care, Dear, anyhow,
And it hurts me so to tell you
That my love for you has gone,
And tonight I wed your brother,
Dear John.
歌词大意
给约翰的信
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
(旁白)
我正在国外战场上,
邮差向我走过来,
他递给我一封信,
像往常一样,我很高兴,
因为战争已结束,
我们赢了所有的战役。
但等我打开信,
信上写:“亲爱的约翰。”
请你把我的照片寄回,
因为我丈夫现在要它。
我告诉你我要嫁给谁,
亲爱的,你不会怎么在意。
真伤心我要如此告诉你。
我对你的爱已经逝去,
今晚我嫁给你兄弟,
亲爱的约翰。
A Dear John Letter
更新于2015年09月01日
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《A Dear John Letter》是一首曲调、内容并不令人激动的歌。整首歌实际上就五行歌词,重复了三遍。女主人公告诉约翰她恨写这样一封信,为的是通知他她再也不爱他了,她要另嫁他人,嫁给另一个约翰。这封信的内容在男主人公旁白后读出:男主人公正在国外战场上,此时战争结束,获得胜利。他欣喜雀跃,打开来信,却见后上所写不同于往常,女朋友向他索回自己的照片,然后她告诉他她要嫁给他的弟弟。
A Dear John Letter
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John.
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John,I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John
(Spoken)
I was overseas in battle
When the postman came to me.
He handed me a letter,
And I was just as happy as I could be,
'Cause the fighting was all over
And the battles they'd all been won.
But then I opened up the letter
And it started with “Dear John”.
Would you please send back my picture?
My husband wants it now.
When I tell you who I'm wedding,
You won't care, Dear, anyhow,
And it hurts me so to tell you
That my love for you has gone,
And tonight I wed your brother,
Dear John.
歌词大意
给约翰的信
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
亲爱的约翰,哦,我多恨写这信,
亲爱的约翰,今晚我必须让你知道,
我对你的爱已消失。
像草坪上的草那样枯黄,
今晚我要嫁给另一个约翰。
(旁白)
我正在国外战场上,
邮差向我走过来,
他递给我一封信,
像往常一样,我很高兴,
因为战争已结束,
我们赢了所有的战役。
但等我打开信,
信上写:“亲爱的约翰。”
请你把我的照片寄回,
因为我丈夫现在要它。
我告诉你我要嫁给谁,
亲爱的,你不会怎么在意。
真伤心我要如此告诉你。
我对你的爱已经逝去,
今晚我嫁给你兄弟,
亲爱的约翰。