3 From Welder to Wailer

CHAPTER 3 From Welder to Wailer In 1961, not long after Bob started his job as a welder, he had an accident. While he was working, a small piece of metal flew into his eye! Bob had to go to the hospital and have the metal removed. It only took a little while to heal, but during that time Bob became surer than ever that he would rather work on his music than do anything else. Bob spent all his free time with Joe Higgs and Bunny, playing music. When Bob was still only sixteen, Joe helped him record his first song. It was a song with a ska beat called "Judge Not." The words reflected what Bob's grandfather had taught him from the Bible: Judge not, If you're not ready for judgment.

1961年，鲍勃刚开始当焊工不久，就发生了一场事故。 当他工作的时候，一小块金属飞进了他的眼睛里！鲍勃不得不去医院把金属取出来。 只花了一段时间就痊愈了，但在那段时间里，鲍勃比以往任何时候都更加坚定，他宁愿在音乐上工作，而不是做其他任何事情。 鲍勃把所有的空闲时间都花在了乔·希格斯和巴尼身上，玩音乐。 鲍勃16岁时，乔帮他录了第一首歌。 这首歌有斯卡的节奏，叫《不评判》 这句话反映了鲍勃的祖父从《圣经》中教给他的：如果你还没有准备好接受审判，就不要评判别人。

Bob wanted people to accept others, no matter how different they seemed to be. "Judge Not" was played on the radio, but it wasn't a hit. People thought it was too much like the songs they heard in church. Bob was disappointed, but not for long. He knew he had so many more songs to record! He soon met someone else who was also hard at work writing songs. One day, Bob and Bunny bumped right into a man who was playing his guitar and singing as he walked. His name was Peter McIntosh, but he was called "Tosh." He had written the song he had been playing. Tosh was very tall, and like Bob, he had a reputation for being a bit tough. The three of them talked for a long time on the street and soon became friends.

鲍勃希望人们接受他人，不管他们看起来有多么不同。 电台播放了《非法官法官》，但并不成功。 人们认为这太像他们在教堂里听到的歌了。 鲍勃很失望，但没过多久。 他知道他还有很多歌要录！他很快就遇到了另一个也在努力写歌的人。 一天，鲍勃和小兔碰巧遇到一个人，他边走边弹吉他边唱歌。 他的名字是彼得·麦金托什，但大家都叫他“托什”。 他刚才演奏的那首歌就是他写的。 托什个子很高，和鲍勃一样，他也是出了名的强硬。 他们三个人在街上谈了很长时间，很快就成了朋友。

Bob and Bunny introduced Tosh to Joe Higgs. The three friends played together in Joe's recording studio. Joe knew right away that they were a great team. And just like that, Bob was part of a band. They called themselves "The Wailing Wailers." Wail means to cry. People said Bob sometimes sounded like he was crying when he sang. The Wailing Wailers wanted to write songs about how it felt to live in Trench Town. Joe made sure they practiced every day and night, sometimes until around five in the morning. To see how people liked their new songs, the Wailing Wailers stood

鲍勃和巴尼把托什介绍给乔·希格斯。 这三个朋友在乔的录音室里一起演奏。 乔马上就知道他们是一个伟大的团队。 就像这样，鲍勃是乐队的一员。 他们称自己为“哀号者” Wail的意思是哭。人们说鲍勃唱歌的时候有时听起来像在哭。 “哀嚎者”乐队想要写一些歌曲来描述生活在壕沟镇的感受。 乔确保他们每天日夜练习，有时直到凌晨5点左右。 为了看看人们是否喜欢他们的新歌，嚎啕大哭者站了起来

on street corners performing. Crowds of people in Trench Town gathered and danced and sang along, just like they had in the yards. The Wailing Wailers were making a name for themselves. They were becoming popular with the girls in Trench Town, too. In 1962, Bob met a girl named Cheryl Murray. Cheryl's brother didn't like Bob, but they dated anyway. Cheryl became pregnant, and gave birth to Bob's first

在街角表演。 壕沟镇的人们聚集在一起，又跳又唱，就像他们在院子里一样。 哀号者们正在为自己出名。 它们也开始受到特伦奇镇女孩们的欢迎。 1962年，鲍勃遇到了一个叫谢丽尔·默里的女孩。 谢丽尔的哥哥不喜欢鲍勃，但他们还是约会了。 谢丽尔怀孕了，生下了鲍勃的第一个孩子

child, Imani Carole, on May 22, 1963. Cheryl's brother warned Bob to stay away from Imani. Bob didn't want any trouble, so he did. That same year, Cedella and Toddy had a daughter. Her name was Claudette "Pearl" Livingston.

1963年5月22日，孩子伊玛尼·卡罗尔。 谢丽尔的哥哥警告鲍勃离伊玛尼远点。 鲍勃不想惹麻烦，所以他就这么做了。 同年，塞黛拉和托迪有了一个女儿。 她的名字叫克劳德特·“珍珠”·利文斯顿。