Ol' Man River
/ˌəʊl mæn ˈrɪvə(r)/
/ˌəʊl mæn ˈrɪvər/
- a song about the Mississippi River from the musical play Show Boat. The best-known performance of it was by Paul Robeson, who joined the show after it moved to London in 1928. It is sung by the character Joe and is a sad song about the hard life of African Americans in the South who are soon forgotten while the old river goes on.“Ol’ man river, that ol’ man river,He don't say nothin’, but he must know somethin’That ol’ man river, he just keeps rollin’ along.”
音乐剧《Show Boat》中一首关于密西西比河的歌曲。其中最著名的表演者是保罗·罗伯森 (Paul Robeson)，他在 1928 年移师伦敦后加入了该剧。这首歌由乔 (Joe) 演唱，是一首悲伤的歌曲，讲述了很快被遗忘的南方非裔美国人的艰苦生活。 “老曼河，那条老曼河，他什么也没说，但他一定知道一些事情，那条老曼河，他只是一直滚滚向前。”