歌词
Gus is the cat at the theatre door
咖斯，剧院门前的猫
His name is l ought to have told you before
他的名字，我必须让你事先知晓
ls really Asparagus
他本叫 亚斯帕拉咖斯
but that's such a fuss to pronounce
但这是个拗口的名字
That we usually call him just Gus
所以我们通常叫他，咖斯
His coat's very shabby. He's thin as a rake
他的衣服破旧，身体像耙子一样瘦
And he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake
他承受着病痛的折磨，爪子不停的颤抖
Yet he was in his youth, quite the smartest of cats
然而在他年轻之时，拥有绝佳的才华
But no longer a terror to mice or to rats
可现在，连鼠辈们都不再怕他
For he isn't the cat that he was in his prime
他不再是当年的那只猫
Though his name was quiet famous, he says in his time
他曾经声名显赫，那是他最美好的年华
And when ever he joins his friends at their club
那时他总是和朋友们欢聚一堂
Which takes place at the back of the neighboring pub
总是出没在附近的酒吧
He loves to regale them if someone else pays
如果有人请客，他开口便夸
With anecdotes drawn from his palmist days
同时高谈阔论，他那往昔佳话
For he once was a star of the highest degree
他曾是炙手可热的名角
He has acted with lrving
他合作过演员欧文
he has acted with Tree
也曾和催伊联袂
And he likes to relate his success on the halls
他把一切的成功，都归于舞台
Where the gallery once gave him seven cat calls
回廊里响彻着七次 喵声的喝彩
But his grandest creation as he loves to tell
然而他最为津津乐道的
was Firefrofiddle, the fiend of the fell
就是 费尔福菲多 ，《山丘之魔》（英格兰北部的山丘）
l have played in my time every possible part
我尽力尝试过大部分角色
And l used to know seventy speeches by heart
七十段的独白我也熟路轻车
l'd extemporise back chat l knew how to gag
即兴的对白我能打回圆场
And l knew how to let the cat out of the bag
我也能巧妙的把戏眼言说
l knew how to act with my back and my tail
我能用背影和尾巴施展演技
With an hour of rehearsal l never could fail
一小时的排练也不出差错
l'd a voice that would soften the hardest of hearts
我能用温柔的话语打动最冷漠的心
Whether l took the lead
无论领衔主演
Or in character parts
还是剧中配角
l have sat by the bedside of poor little Nell
我就坐在那可怜的小孩身旁
When the curfew was rung, then l swung on the bell
当宵禁的时刻一到，我就把那钟声敲响
ln the pantomime season l never fell flat
圣诞话剧我从来没演砸过
And l once under-studied Dick Whittington's cat
我也曾客串过惠廷顿的猫（1936年动画《迪克·惠廷顿的猫》）
But the grandest creation as history will tell
但历史会铭记我最伟大的角色
was Firefrofiddle, the fiend of the fell
那就是 费尔福菲多 ，《山丘之魔》
Then if someone will give him a toothful of gin
如果谁能让他抿一口杜松子酒
He will tell how he once played a part in East Lynne他就能讲讲 他在《伊斯特·琳妮》中的角色（1931年美国电影）
At a Shakespeare performance he once walked on pat
在莎士比亚的作品中他饰演过宠物
When some actor suggested the need for a cat
因为有演员建议剧中要加一只猫
And l say that these kittens
我就说，那些普通的猫咪
They do not get trained as we did in the days
从没在维多利亚的时代
When Victoria reigned
经过专业的训练
They never get drilled in a regular troupe
也没经过巡演来锤炼表演的技能
And they think they are smart just to jump through a hoop
他们以为跳个圈圈就算很厉害
And he says as he scratches himself with his claws
他一边抓痒一边诉说
Well, the theatre is certainly not what it was
唉，这剧院已经不比往日了
These modern productions are all very well
这些新的作品甚是精妙
But there's nothing to equal from what l hear tell
但还是无法跟我所说的相比较
That moment of mystery
那些美妙的时光啊……
When l made history as Firefrofiddle
我演活了 费尔福菲多
the fiend of the fell《
山丘之魔》
These modern productions are all very well
这些新的作品甚是精妙
But there's nothing to equal from what l hear tell
但还是无法跟我所说的相比较
That moment of mystery
那些美妙的时光啊！
When l made hist...我创造了……
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