老橡树上的黄丝带(Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree) 我爱英语网 http:/www.52en.com 1971 年 10 月 14 日纽约邮报刊登了一个故事，故事的名字叫回家(Going Home) ：长途车上坐着一位沉默不语的男子，在同车的年轻游客的盘问下终于开了口。原来他刚从监狱出来，释放前曾写信给妻子：如果她已另有归宿，他也不责怪她；如果她还爱着他，愿意他回去，就在镇口的老橡树上系一根黄丝带；如果没有黄丝带，他就会随车而去，永远不会去打扰她汽车快到目的地了，车上的人们都坐在靠窗户的位上往外看，只有这位男子不敢张望，他害怕迎面而来的可能是失望突然间，全车的人都沸腾起来：远远望去，镇口的老橡树上挂了几十上百条黄丝带，这些黄丝带像欢迎的旗帜迎风飘扬这个故事刊出不久，很快就出现了这首不朽的音乐作品。 大学英语精读中也收录这篇文章，这个动人的故事被作成了歌曲，伴着歌声这个故事也传遍了全世界。黄丝带也成了美国“欢迎被囚禁的人重获自由”的标志。老橡树上的黄丝带(Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree) 歌词Im coming home Ive done my time*(1)Now Ive got to know what is and isnt mineIf you received my letter telling you Id soon be freeThen youll know just what to do if you still want meIf you still want meOh tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeIts been three long years do you still want meIf I dont see a ribbon round the ole oak treeIll stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on me*(2)If I dont see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeBus driver please look for meCause I couldnt bear to see what I might seeIm really still in prison and my love she holds the keyA simple yellow ribbons what I need to set me freeI wrote and tell her pleaseOh tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeIts been three long years do you still want meIf I dont see a ribbon round the ole oak treeIll stay on the bus forget about us put the blame on meIf I dont see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeNow the whole damn bus is cheeringAnd I cant believe I seeA hundred yellow ribbons round the ole oak treeIm coming home注释(1)Ive done my time:我已刑满了(2)put the blame on me:将过错都归于我