Terjemahan Lirik Lagu C.W. McCall - The Gallopin' Goose

On a cold November mornin’
Pada pagi hari yang dingin,
Back in nineteen-thirty-seven
Kembali pada usia sembilan belas tiga puluh tujuh
With an early snow a-fallin’
Dengan salju awal a-fallin ‘
On the three-foot tracks at Ames
Di trek setinggi tiga kaki di Ames
Came a mighty strange contraption
Datanglah alat aneh yang aneh
Known to trainmen as a motor
Dikenal sebagai trainman sebagai motor
But to folks in Colorado
Tapi untuk orang-orang di Colorado
She was known by another name
Dia dikenal dengan nama lain


Up the canyons south of Sawpit
Naik ke ngarai selatan Sawpit
Past the red Cathedral spires
Melewati menara Katedral merah
‘Cross the yellow mountain switchbacks
“Lewati gunung kuning itu
And the rapids far below
Dan jeram jauh di bawah
On the high and lofty trestles
Di trestle tinggi dan tinggi
Near the fabled mines of Ophir
Dekat tambang dongeng Ophir
In the silver San Juan Mountains
Di Pegunungan San Juan perak
Came a goose a-plowin’ snow
Datang salju angsa a-plowin ‘


With a Pierce-Arrow engine,
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow,
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Selatan
The Gallopin’ Goose
Angsa Gallopin ‘
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin’ Goose
Datang Nomor Lima, The Gallopin ‘Goose


‘Twas a four-door auto-mobile
“Twas auto-pintu empat pintu
On a dozen wheels of iron
Di selusin roda besi
Sixteen feet of rockin’ boxcar
Enam belas kaki dari rockin ‘boxcar
Spot-welded to her tail
Spot dilas ke ekornya
Loaded down with mercantile
Dibebani dengan mercantile
Ten bags a’ high-grade ore
Sepuluh tas mengandung ‘bijih bermutu tinggi
Two mothers nursin’ babies
Dua ibu nursin ‘bayi
Seven miners an’ the mail
Tujuh penambang sebuah ‘surat


Up the side a’ Sunshine Mountain
Di sisi ‘Gunung Sinar Matahari
By internal gas combustion
Dengan pembakaran gas internal
Eight Pierce-Arrow pistons pullin’
Delapan pose Pierce-Arrow pullin ‘
Fifteen thousand pounds a’ lead
Lima belas ribu pound ‘memimpin
At the snowshed on the summit
Di tempat tersambar di puncak
The conductor said his prayers
Kondektur tersebut mengucapkan doa-doanya
He declared a busted driveshaft
Dia mengumumkan sebuah driveshaft rusak
On the pass at Lizard Head
Di celah di Kadal Kepala


With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Selatan
The Gallopin’ Goose
Angsa Gallopin ‘
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin’ Goose
Datang Nomor Lima, The Gallopin ‘Goose


Down the three-percent to Rico
Turunkan tiga persen ke Rico
In the valley of Dolores
Di lembah Dolores
They still talk about the Southern
Mereka masih berbicara tentang Selatan
An’ her flock of flyin’ geese
Seekor kawanan angsa terbangnya
From the roundhouse at Ridgway
Dari rumah bangsal di Ridgway
To the depot at Durango
Ke depot di Durango
All the tracks are gone for scrap iron
Semua lintasan hilang untuk besi bekas
And the ganders rest in peace
Dan para ganders beristirahat dengan tenang


Up the canyons south of Sawpit
Naik ke ngarai selatan Sawpit
Past the red Cathedral spires
Melewati menara Katedral merah
‘Cross the yellow mountain switchbacks
“Lewati gunung kuning itu
And the rapids far below
Dan jeram jauh di bawah
On the high and lofty trestles
Di trestle tinggi dan tinggi
Near the fabled mines of Ophir
Dekat tambang dongeng Ophir
In the silver San Juan Mountains
Di Pegunungan San Juan perak
There’s a legend in the snow
Ada legenda di salju


With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Selatan
The Gallopin’ Goose
Angsa Gallopin ‘
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin’ hot and on the loose
Runnin ‘panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin’ Goose
Datang Nomor Lima, The Gallopin ‘Goose