Skeeter Davis( 史琪特戴维丝 ) The End Of The World(世界末日)

1.The End Of The World(世界末日)

Lyrics：Sylvia Dee／Arthur Kent
Music：Sylvia Dee／Arthur Kent

Why does the sun go on shining？
Why does the sea rush to shore？
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
'cause you don't love me anymore？

Why do the birds go on singing？
Why do the stars glow above？
Don't they know it's the end of the world？
It ended when I lost your love.

I wake up in the morning and I wonder
why ev'rything's the same as it was.
I can't understand, no I can't understand,
how life goes on the way it does!

Why does my heart go on beating？
Why do these eyes of mine cry？
Don't they know it's the end of the world？
It ended when you said good-bye.


世界末日 史琪特戴维丝

太阳为何依然照耀
海浪为何拍打着岩岸
难道它们不知道这是世界末日
因为你不再爱我了

鸟儿为何依然歌唱
星星为何在天上闪耀
难道它们不知道这是世界末日
当我失去了你的爱

当我清晨醒来
纳闷着为何一切如常
我无法了解，我真的无法了解
生命怎会像往常一样运行

我的心为何仍在跳动
我的双眼为何在流泪
难道它们不知道这是世界末日
当你说再见的时候


2.A dear John letter(给约翰的一封信)

＊Dear John

oh! how I hate to write

Dear John

I must let you know tonight

That my love for you has gone

There's no reason to go on

And tonight I wed another

Dear John＊


I was overseas in battle

When the postman came to me

He handed me a letter

And I was as happy as I could be

Cause the fighting was all over

And the battles they'd all be won

But then I opened up that letter

And it stated Dear John(＊)


I was overseas in battle

When the postman came to me

He handed me a letter

Won't you please send back my picture

My husband wants it now


给约翰的一封信


亲爱的约翰

噢！我真不愿意写这封信

亲爱的约翰

今晚，我得让你明白

我对你的爱已消逝

没有理由再继续下去

今晚，我已嫁给了别人

亲爱的约翰

＜口白＞

我在海外作战

当邮差向我走来

他交给我一封信

我高兴极了

因为战争已经结束

所有战役都获得了胜利

但是当我打开这封信

它的开头是：亲爱的约翰───


我在海外作战

当邮差向我走来

他交给我一封信

'你何不把我的相片寄回来，

我的丈夫现在就要'

这首歌据说是源自一段真实的故事。女孩因为男友在海军服役，被分派至海外驻守，在时空阻隔之下，女孩爱上另一位男孩，而原先的男友一直被蒙在鼓里，等到他看到这封信，女友早已琵琶别抱，生米煮成熟饭。

这个故事，使得A dear John
letter成为“绝交信”的代名词，比较齐全的英汉字典中可以查到相关的说明。如果有女孩说：I'm gonna write a
dear John letter.意思是说她准备要写封信和男友分手。