Terjemahan Lirik James Taylor - Boatman

Hearts were exploding around us
Hati meledak di sekitar kita
As we drifted south down the bay.
Saat kami melayang ke selatan menyusuri teluk.
The gray up above and gray down below
Warna abu-abu di atas dan abu-abu di bawahnya
Left us with nothing to say.
Meninggalkan kita dengan tidak ada yang bisa dikatakan.
So we drifted along in silence
Jadi kami hanyut dalam keheningan
Till the tickle of life trickled in.
Sampai geli kehidupan menetes masuk
And the rhythm began in the hiss of the sand,
Dan irama dimulai di mendesis pasir,
We were catching fire again.
Kami terbakar lagi.


Oh boatman, I am the river,
Oh tukang perahu, aku sungai,
I am the mountain and the sea.
Akulah gunung dan laut.
Oh boatman, taker and giver,
Oh tukang perahu, pengambil dan pemberi,
Can you deliver me?
Bisakah kamu mengantarkan aku
I would forever run free.
Aku akan selamanya bebas dari hukuman.


Yeah, we finally caught up with legends,
Ya, akhirnya kami berhasil menyusul legenda,
We were walking along side by side.
Kami berjalan berdampingan.
We worked out a plan to go out hand in hand,
Kami menyusun rencana untuk berjalan beriringan,
The long trail just wasn't that wide.
Jejak panjangnya tidak begitu lebar.
The water around us was freezing,
Air di sekitar kita kedinginan,
We just laughed and threw ourselves in.
Kami hanya tertawa dan membuang diri.
And although we were old,
Dan meskipun kami sudah tua,
The sting of that cold pumped up the feeling,
Sengatan dingin itu memompa perasaan itu,
Here it is again.
Ini dia lagi.


Oh boatman, I am the river,
Oh tukang perahu, aku sungai,
I am the mountain and the sea.
Akulah gunung dan laut.
Oh boatman, taker and giver,
Oh tukang perahu, pengambil dan pemberi,
Can you deliver me?
Bisakah kamu mengantarkan aku
I would forever run free.
Aku akan selamanya bebas dari hukuman.


Oh, I'm a message in a bottle
Oh, saya pesan di botol
Drifting along on a deep blue sea.
Melayang di atas laut biru yang dalam.
Waiting for some foreign shore,
Menunggu beberapa pantai asing,
Ready for something to be.
Siap untuk sesuatu untuk menjadi.


No longer afraid of falling,
Tidak lagi takut jatuh,
We cut the strings to the sky.
Kami memotong senar ke langit.
We found lever ground
Kami menemukan tuas tanah
And we put ourselves down,
Dan kita menurunkan diri,
Amazing we all didn't die.
Menakjubkan kita semua tidak mati.
We took each moment as given,
Kami mengambil setiap saat seperti yang diberikan,
By second they came.
Pada saat kedua mereka datang.
The ice and the sun
Es dan matahari
And the thundering guns,
Dan senjata gemuruh,
Good God I was finally sane.
Ya Tuhan, aku akhirnya waras.


Oh boatman, I am the river,
Oh tukang perahu, aku sungai,
I am the mountain and the sea.
Akulah gunung dan laut.
Oh boatman, taker and giver,
Oh tukang perahu, pengambil dan pemberi,
Can you deliver me?
Bisakah kamu mengantarkan aku
Oh holy roller,
Oh roller suci,
I am the river,
Aku adalah sungai,
I am the mountain and the sea.
Akulah gunung dan laut.
Oh boatman, taker and giver,
Oh tukang perahu, pengambil dan pemberi,
Can you deliver me?
Bisakah kamu mengantarkan aku
I would forever run free.
Aku akan selamanya bebas dari hukuman.