Skeeter Davis( 史琪特戴維絲 ) The End Of The World(世界末日)

1.The End Of The World(世界末日)

Lyrics：Sylvia Dee／Arthur Kent
Music：Sylvia Dee／Arthur Kent

Why does the sun go on shining？
Why does the sea rush to shore？
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
'cause you don't love me anymore？

Why do the birds go on singing？
Why do the stars glow above？
Don't they know it's the end of the world？
It ended when I lost your love.

I wake up in the morning and I wonder
why ev'rything's the same as it was.
I can't understand, no I can't understand,
how life goes on the way it does!

Why does my heart go on beating？
Why do these eyes of mine cry？
Don't they know it's the end of the world？
It ended when you said good-bye.


世界末日 史琪特戴維絲

太陽為何依然照耀
海浪為何拍打著岩岸
難道它們不知道這是世界末日
因為你不再愛我了

鳥兒為何依然歌唱
星星為何在天上閃耀
難道它們不知道這是世界末日
當我失去了你的愛

當我清晨醒來
納悶著為何一切如常
我無法了解，我真的無法了解
生命怎會像往常一樣運行

我的心為何仍在跳動
我的雙眼為何在流淚
難道它們不知道這是世界末日
當你說再見的時候


2.A dear John letter(給約翰的一封信)

＊Dear John

oh! how I hate to write

Dear John

I must let you know tonight

That my love for you has gone

There's no reason to go on

And tonight I wed another

Dear John＊


I was overseas in battle

When the postman came to me

He handed me a letter

And I was as happy as I could be

Cause the fighting was all over

And the battles they'd all be won

But then I opened up that letter

And it stated Dear John(＊)


I was overseas in battle

When the postman came to me

He handed me a letter

Won't you please send back my picture

My husband wants it now


給約翰的一封信


親愛的約翰

噢！我真不願意寫這封信

親愛的約翰

今晚，我得讓你明白

我對你的愛已消逝

沒有理由再繼續下去

今晚，我已嫁給了別人

親愛的約翰

＜口白＞

我在海外作戰

當郵差向我走來

他交給我一封信

我高興極了

因為戰爭已經結束

所有戰役都獲得了勝利

但是當我打開這封信

它的開頭是：親愛的約翰───


我在海外作戰

當郵差向我走來

他交給我一封信

'你何不把我的相片寄回來，

我的丈夫現在就要'

這首歌據說是源自一段真實的故事。女孩因為男友在海軍服役，被分派至海外駐守，在時空阻隔之下，女孩愛上另一位男孩，而原先的男友一直被蒙在鼓裡，等到他看到這封信，女友早已琵琶別抱，生米煮成熟飯。

這個故事，使得A dear John
letter成為「絕交信」的代名詞，比較齊全的英漢字典中可以查到相關的說明。如果有女孩說：I'm gonna write a
dear John letter.意思是說她準備要寫封信和男友分手。