歌词
Once I was happy, but now I'm forlorn
曾经我很快乐现在我很孤独
Just like an old coat that is tattered and torn
就像一件破破烂烂的旧外套
Left on this world to fret and to mourn
世界留给我的只有烦恼和悲伤
Betrayed by a maid in her teens
因为我被一个少女背叛了
The girl that I loved she was handsome
我爱上的女孩很漂亮
I tried all I knew her to please
我尽我所能的让她开心
But I could not please her one quarter so well
却没能成功取悦她
As the man upon the trapeze
飞上空中的那个男人
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
他悠闲地飞在空中
That daring young man on the flying trapeze
大胆的年轻人翱翔在空中
His movements were graceful, all girls he could please
他动作优雅 吸引了所有的女孩
And my love he purloined away
他偷走了我的女孩
This young man by name was Signor Bona Slang
这个年轻人叫做 Signor Bona Slang
Tall, big and handsome, as well made as Chang
和Chang一样高大英俊
Where'er he appeared the hall loudly rang
他一出现在大厅
With ovation from all people there
所有人都报以热烈的掌声
He'd smile from the bar on the people below
他对着吧台下面的人微笑
And one night he smiled on my love
有一天晚上他对着我的女孩微笑
She wink'd back at him and she shouted "Bravo"
她对他眨了眨眼睛并说了一句真棒
As he hung by his nose up above
他欣然以往
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
他悠闲地飞在空中
That daring young man on the flying trapeze
大胆的年轻人翱翔在空中
His movements were graceful, all girls he could please
他动作优雅 吸引了所有的女孩
And my love he purloined away
他偷走了我的女孩
Her father and mother were both on my side
她的爸妈都站在我这边
And very hard tried to make her my bride
并且努力说服她嫁给我
Her father he sighed, and her mother she cried
她的父亲叹气 她的母亲哭泣
To see her throw herself away
因为看见她这样糟蹋自己
It was all no avail, she went there every night
然而并没有用 她每天晚上都去那里
And would throw him bouquets on the stage
并把花束扔在舞台上
Which caused him to meet her; how he ran me down
他打败了我 和她相遇相知
To tell you would take a whole page
说起来还有一整页纸
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
他悠闲地飞在空中
That daring young man on the flying trapeze
大胆的年轻人翱翔在空中
His movements were graceful, all girls he could please
他动作优雅 吸引了所有的女孩
And my love he purloined away
他偷走了我的女孩
One night I as usual went to her dear home
一天晚上我和往常一样去她家
Found there her father and mother alone
只看到了她爸妈
I asked for my love, and soon they made known
我问起她去哪了 他们也不知道
To my horror that she'd run away
正如我害怕的那样 她走了
She'd packed up her box and eloped in the night
她收好行李连夜和他私奔了
With him, with the greatest of ease
她带着所有的期待和他走了
From two stories high he had lowered her down
他从两层楼上把她放下来
To the ground on his flying trapeze
倒在他的空中秋千上
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
他悠闲地飞在空中
That daring young man on the flying trapeze
大胆的年轻人翱翔在空中
His movements were graceful, all girls he could please
他动作优雅 吸引了所有的女孩
And my love he purloined away
他偷走了我的女孩
Some months after this I went to the hall
几个月之后我去了庄园
To my surprised to see on the wall
惊讶地看着墙上
A bill in red letters, which did my heart gall
一张红字请柬让我感到心酸
That she was appearing with him
上面写着他们俩的名字
He'd taught her gymnastics and dressed her in tights
他给她穿上紧身衣并且教她体操
To help him live at his ease
为了让他轻松一点
She made her assume a masculine name
她重新取了一个男性化的名字
And now she goes on the trapeze
现在她变成了空中飞人
Oh, she floats through the air with the greatest of ease
她悠闲地飞在空中
You'd think her a man on the flying trapeze
别人都以为空中飞人是个男人
She does all the work while he takes his ease
她做了所有的工作而他休息
And that's what's become of my love
然而我知道那是我的女孩
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
他悠闲地飞在空中
That daring young man on the flying trapeze
大胆的年轻人翱翔在空中
His movements were graceful, all girls he could please
他动作优雅 吸引了所有的女孩
And my love he
他偷走了我的女孩
Purloined away
他偷走了我的女孩
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