《Lemon Tree》，柠檬树，演唱者：The Brothers Four,四兄弟组合。一首乡村民谣。《Lemon Tree》是乡村的经典主题——过来人给年轻人讲爱情。The Brothers Four，这个组合从大学开始，存续了四十几年，其间必定有很多故事可讲。
说爱情就像柠檬树，闻起来香，但不要吃坏的柠檬。道理倒是简单，飞蛾扑火的却不在少数。内心强大的，大不了把失败的感情当成酒后笑谈。时间是最好的解药。只是，放下执念，不要等年老。
When I was just a lad of ten
当我还只是一个十几岁的小男孩时
My father said to me
父亲对我说
Come here and take a lesson
到这里来, 为你上一课
From the lovely lemon tree
我拿这株漂亮的柠檬树做例子
Don't put your faith in love,My boy
孩子 不要相信爱情
my father said to me
父亲对我说
I fear you'll find that love
恐怕你将会发现爱
Is like the lovely lemon tree
就象那株漂亮的柠檬树一般
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
Beneath the lemon tree one day
有一天 在柠檬树下
My love and I did a lie
我和恋人躺下
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
那女孩如此甜蜜 她笑时
The sun rose in the sky
就像太阳升起一样
We passed that summer
我们共度了那个夏天
Lost in love beneath the lemon tree
在柠檬树下爱意满满
The music of her laughter
她的笑声是如此的甜美
Hid my father's words from me
让我父亲告诉我的话忘在脑后
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
One day she left without a word
有一天 她不辞而别
She took away the sun
她带走了阳光
And in the dark she left behind
置身于她留给我的黑暗之中
I knew what she had done
我知道她做了什么
She'd left me for another
她抛弃我另寻他欢了
It's a common tale but true
这是个很普通但却很真实的故事
A sadder man but wiser now
一个忧伤但聪明得多的我
I sing these words to you
现在唱给你这个教训
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
Lemon tree very pretty
柠檬树很漂亮
And the lemon flower is sweet
柠檬花很香
But the fruit of the poor lemon
但是坏的柠檬
Is impossible to eat
不能吃
Lemon tree
柠檬树
Lemon tree
柠檬树
Lemon tree
柠檬树
Lemon tree
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