歌词与中文翻译
”Education"
劝学篇
The kinks
In a deep dark jungle
久以前久以前
Long time ago
一片幽暗的丛林里
Lived a lonesome caveman
住着一个寂寞的原始人
He was a solitary soul
他有一颗孤独的灵魂
And he spent his playtime
平时的娱乐消遣
Chewing meat from bones
就是茹毛饮血
He didn't know how to talk much
他也不很健谈
He only knew how to groan
只会嘟嘟囔囔
Then he lifted up his hands and reached to the sky
一天他绝望地伸手向天
Let out a yell and no one replied
发出一声没人回应的呼喊
Frustration and torment tore him inside
沮丧挫败折磨他的内心
Then he fell to the ground and he cried and he cried
他跌倒在地泣不成声
But then
就在这时
Education saved the day
教育伸出了援手
He learned to speak and communicate
他学着说话学着跟人交流
Education saved the day
教育挽回了局面
He thanked God for the friends he made
他为交到朋友而感谢上天
’Cos everybody needs an education
因为人人都该受教育
Everybody needs an education
人人都该受教育
Black skin, red skin, yellow or white
黑红黄白，无关肤色
Everybody needs to read and write
人人都该能读会写
Everybody needs an education
人人都该受教育
Thank the day when that primitive man
上帝保佑这一天
Learned to talk with his brothers
原始人和同胞用语言弥合鸿沟
And live off the land
从此过上自给自足的小康日子
He left his cave and he moved far away
离开阴冷的洞穴高飞远走
And he lived with his friends in a house that they'd made
他和朋友们共筑家园安居乐业
He learned to think and to work with his brain
他学着思考学着开动大脑
And he astounded his friends with all the knowledge he gained
他的所知所识让朋友们拍案叫绝
He wrote it down on a rock that he found
他把所有学识写在一块岩石之上
And he showed all his friends and they passed it around
拿给朋友们看，他们竞相传阅
And then education came that day
于是教育的传统从此开始
The day it came was a sacred day
那真是个神圣的日子
Education came that day
教育的传统从此开始
He thanked God for the friends he'd made
他为联结四海兄弟而感谢上天
Well man built a boat and he learned how to sail
他造了艘船并学着航海
And he traveled far and wide
他穿过湖海又越过江河
Then he looked up above saw the stars in the sky
他举头一望看见点点星河
So he learned how to fly
于是想学会飞翔把星光摘采
Thanks to all the mathematicians
感谢所有伟大的数学天才
And the inventors with their high I.Q.s
感谢所有智商超高的发明奇才
And the professors in their colleges
也感谢大学里的教授们
Trying to feed me knowledge
谢谢你们努力向我灌输
That I know I'll never use
那些我永远也用不到的知识
Thank you sir for the millions of words
谢谢你们叫我去学
That you've handed me down and you've told me to learn
那些代代相传的洋洋万言
But I've got words in my ears and my eyes
但数不清的圣贤教诲在我耳中眼中嗡嗡作响
I’ve got so many facts that I must memorize
学不尽的公理定律等着我死记硬背
Because education's doing me in
教育正在把我拖垮
I want to stop but my head's in a swim
想停下这一切脑袋却晕晕乎乎
Education drives me insane
教育正在把我逼疯
I can't recall all the facts on my brain
头晕眼花一条定律都想不起来
Education came that day
教育的传统从那天开始
The day it came was a sacred day
那真是个神圣的日子
Education saved the day
教育让人类反败为胜
He thanked God for all the friends he made
他为联结四海兄弟而感谢上天
Teacher, teach me how to read and write
先生，你可以教我读和写
You can teach me about biology
也可以教我生物学
But you can't tell me what I am living for
但你没法告诉我我为何而活
’Cos that's still a mystery
因为那还是个谜题
Teacher, teach me about nuclear physics
先生，你可以教我核物理
And teach me about the structure of man
也可以教我人体结构
But all your endless calculations
但你那没完没了的数学运算
Can't tell me why I am
也没法告诉我我为何存在
No you can't tell me why I am
你没法告诉我，我为何存在
No you can't tell me why I am
你没法告诉我，我为何存在
Everybody needs (education~)
人人都需要（受教育～）
Open Universities (education~)
开放的大学（受教育～）
Every race, every creed (education~)
任何种族，任何信仰（受教育～）
And every little half-breed
不论血统
Every nationality (education~)
也不论国籍（受教育～）
All the little people need (education~)
所有小人物亦是如此（受教育～）
Eskimos and pygmies need
爱斯基摩人和俾格米人
And even aborigines (education~)
所有土著居民也是一样（受教育～）
Well, physics and geography (education~)
物理学和地理学（受教育～）
Philosophy and history (education~)
哲学和历史学（受教育～）
Science and biology (education~)
科学和生物学（受教育～）
Geometry and poetry (education~)
几何学和诗学（受教育～）
Well, education, education, education, education
受教育，受教育，受教育，受教育
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