In the north end of town my own children are grown, but I
Di ujung utara kota anak-anak saya sendiri tumbuh, tapi saya
was raised on the other.
dibesarkan di sisi lain.
In the wee hours of youth my mother took sick, and I was
Di saat-saat muda, ibuku sakit, dan memang begitu
brought up by my brother.
dibesarkan oleh adikku

The iron ore poured as the years passed the door, the drag
Bijih besi dituangkan saat tahun-tahun berlalu, seretnya
lines an' the shovels they was a-humming.
Garis-garis itu adalah ‘sekop mereka bersenandung.
'Til one day my brother failed to come home the same as my
Suatu hari nanti kakakku tidak pulang ke rumah sama denganku
father before him.
ayah di depannya

Well a long winter's wait from the window I watched. My
Baik menunggu musim dingin yang panjang dari jendela yang saya tonton. Saya
friends they couldn't have been kinder.
teman mereka tidak mungkin lebih baik.
And my schooling was cut as I quit in the spring to marry
Dan sekolahku terpotong saat aku berhenti di musim semi untuk menikah
John Thomas, a miner.
John Thomas, seorang penambang.

Oh the years passed again, and the givin' was good, with the
Oh tahun berlalu lagi, dan givin ‘bagus, dengan
lunch bucket filled every season.
ember makan siang diisi setiap musim.
What with three babies born, the work was cut down to a half
Apa dengan tiga bayi yang lahir, pekerjaan itu dipotong sampai setengahnya
a day's shift with no reason.
Pergeseran hari tanpa alasan.

Then the shaft was soon shut, and more work was cut, and the
Kemudian poros segera ditutup, dan lebih banyak pekerjaan dipotong, dan
fire in the air, it felt frozen.
Api di udara, rasanya beku.
'Til a man come to speak, and he said in one week that
“Seorang pria datang untuk berbicara, dan dia mengatakan dalam satu minggu itu
number eleven was closin'.
nomor sebelas sudah tutup ‘.

They complained in the East, they are paying too high. They
Mereka mengeluh di Timur, mereka membayar terlalu tinggi. Mereka
say that your ore ain't worth digging.
katakan bahwa bijih Anda tidak layak digali
That it's much cheaper down in the South American towns
Itu jauh lebih murah di kota-kota Amerika Selatan
where the miners work almost for nothing.
tempat para penambang bekerja hampir tanpa hasil.

So the mining gates locked, and the red iron rotted, and the
Jadi gerbang pertambangan terkunci, dan besi merah membusuk, dan
room smelled heavy from drinking.
Ruangan berbau berat karena minum.
Where the sad, silent song made the hour twice as long as I
Dimana lagu sedih dan sunyi itu membuat jam dua kali lebih lama dariku
waited for the sun to go sinking.
menunggu matahari terbenam.

I lived by the window as he talked to himself, this silence
Aku tinggal di dekat jendela saat dia berbicara pada dirinya sendiri, kesunyian ini
of tongues it was building.
lidah yang sedang dibangunnya.
Then one morning's wake, the bed it was bare, and I's left
Lalu suatu pagi terbangun, tempat tidur itu kosong, dan aku pergi
alone with three children.
sendirian dengan tiga anak.

The summer is gone, the ground's turning cold, the stores
Musim panas sudah padam, tanah menjadi dingin, toko-toko
one by one they're a-foldin'.
satu per satu mereka dilipatgandakan ‘.
My children will go as soon as they grow. Well, there ain't
Anak-anak saya akan pergi begitu mereka tumbuh. Yah, tidak ada
nothing here now to hold them
tidak ada apa-apa di sini sekarang untuk menahan mereka

Submitted by Stephen Sander
Dikirim oleh Stephen Sander
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