This Old Guitar

This old guitar taught me to sing a love song
这把老吉他教会我一首情歌
showed me how to laugh how to cry
教会我如何欢笑，如何悲泣
it introduced me to some friends of mine and brightened up some day
它介绍了一些朋友给我，
help me make it through some lonely nights
帮助我打发过一些无聊的孤独之夜
what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night
在寒冷孤独的夜里，它是一位多美妙的朋友

This old guitar gave me my lovely lady
这把老吉他带给了我亲爱的的恋人
it opened up her eyes and years to me
它让她的双眸注视于我，与我一起度过绵长岁月
it brought us close together
它让我们紧紧依偎
and I guessed it broke her heart
但我猜，这把吉他却也伤了她的心
it opened up the space for us to be
它让我们给予彼此独处的空间
what a lovely place and lovely space to be
多么可爱的独处时光

This old guitar gave me my life my living
这把老吉他给了我生活，给了我生计
all the things you know I love to do
以及你们所知道的我所有爱做的事
serenade the stars that shine from a sunny mountainside
给了我山峦那边阳光谱写的一支美妙的小夜曲，我唱它给天上稀松的星星们听
and most of all to sing my songs for you
给了我唱给你们的所有的歌谣

I love to sing my songs for you yes I do you know
我喜欢唱给你们我写的的歌谣，你知道
I love to sing my songs for you
我喜欢唱给你们我写的的歌谣