A postcard to Nina
Nina I can be your boyfriend
琳娜我可以做你的男友
so you can stay with your girlfriend
這樣你便可以和女友長廝守
Your father is a sweet old man
你爸爸是位可愛的老頭兒
but it is hard for him to understand
但他也許難以理解
that you wanna love a woman
你愛上了一位女友
Nina I can be your boyfriend
琳娜我可以做你的男友
if it puts an end to all this nonsense
如果我的到來可以理清這些麻煩
First time I see you in Berlin
第一次我在柏林遇見你
And you don't tell me anyting
你並沒有向我敞開心扉
Until outside your dad's apartment
直到站在你爸門口
Oh God, Jesus Christ
噢上帝啊耶穌哦
I try to focus on your eyes
我努力凝視你的雙眸
we're having dinner with your family now
此刻我們正與你的家人共進晚餐
keep a steady look at your left eyebrow
我看著你的左眉
If it's raised, it means yes
揚起眉宇表示同意
If it's not it means take a guess
平眉黯淡留我猜疑
Hey! You! Stop kicking my legs
嘿！你！快別踢我的腿啦
I'm doing my best
看我正在盡力呢
can you pass the figs
幫我遞一下無花果唄
Your father puts on my record
你爸爸正在拷問我呢
he saids: so tell me how you met her
他問：說說你是怎麼認識她的
I get embarrassed and change the subject
我有點尷尬悄悄轉移話題
and put my hand on some metal object
將手擺在一個金屬物件上
He jokes and says that's a liedetector
他開了個玩笑說這是一個謊言戳穿器
he Takes out the booklet and starts reading
他掏出一本小冊子念出聲來
So i heard you're moving out next season
我聽說你下個月要搬出去
I say: Yeah, New York is nice that time of year
我說：不錯這個季節紐約正美著呢
almost as green as it is here
差不多和這兒一樣鬱鬱蔥蔥
He says: I thought you were moving to Sweden?
他說：我覺得你要搬去瑞典？
Oh God, what have I done?
噢 上帝啊 我都乾了些啥
i came to Berlin to have some fun
我只是來柏林找點樂子
then it turned into buffalo
結果變成一個陷阱
on your fathers wall a big crucifix
我就像你爸那牆上釘著的受難耶穌
guess thats why he wont let u go
猜想著為啥他不讓你走
his catholic heart is big and slow
他天主教徒的心臟跳得深沉而莊重
you know I'll do anything for love
你知道我願為愛付出一切
but Nina what were you thinking of?
但是琳娜啊你怎麼想呢？
But Nina I can be your boyfriend
琳娜我可以做你的男友
So you can stay with your girlfriend
這樣你便可以和女友長廝守
Your father is mailing me all the time
你爸爸沒日沒夜給我發伊妹兒
He says he just wants to say hi
他稱只是問候
I send back 'out of office, auto-replies '
我回复“已下班自動回复”
Nina I just want to check in
琳娜我只想路線不平一聲吼
'cause I think about you every second
因為我時時刻刻都想著你
So I send you this postcard just to say
我寄出這張明信片只是想告訴你
Don't let anyone stand in your way
別讓人擋了你的道
Yours truly, Jens Lekman
你的親愛的Jens Lekman
Don't let anyone stand in your way
別讓人擋了你的道
Don' t let anyone stand in your way
別讓人擋了你的道
Don't let anyone stand in your way
別讓人擋了你的道
Don't let anyone stand in your way
別讓人擋了你的道