Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Bessie Smith

Once I lived the life of a millionaire

我曾过着百万富翁的生活

Spending my money I didn't care

我挥金如土但我毫不在意

I carried my friends out for a good time

我终日跟朋友们逍遥快活

Bying bootleg liquor champagne and wine

喝着葡萄酒香槟和私制的威士忌

Then I began to fall so low

然后我开始了无尽的堕落

I didn't have a friend and no place to go

在我走投无路时所有人都离开了我

So if I ever get my hand on a dollar again

所以我再次回到了一无所有的过去

I'm gonna hold on to it till them eagle's green

要想出人头地我必须从头做起

Nobody knows you when you down and out

你穷困潦倒的时候没人会认识你

In my pocket not one penny

你身无分文的时候

And my friends I haven't any

没人会可怜你

But If I ever get on my feet again

但当你再次飞黄腾达的时候

Then I'll meet my long lost friends

所有人都像是久别的老友围绕着你

It's mighty strange without a doubt

这真让人觉得不可思议

Nobody knows you when you down and out

你穷困潦倒的时候没人会认识你

I mean when you down and out

我的意思是 当你穷困潦倒的时候

Mmmmmmmm when you're down and out

当你穷困潦倒的时候

Mmmmmmmm not one penny

身无分文

And my friends I haven't any

我没有那些所谓的朋友

Mmmmmmmm well I felt so low

我是沮丧的

Nobody wants me round their door

没有人想让我路过他们家门口

Mmmmmmmm without a doubt

毫无疑问

No man can use you wen you down and out

没有人可以用来让你失望

I mean when you down and out

我的意思是 当你穷困潦倒的时候