歌词与中文翻译
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
铁路猫斯金伯申克斯
The Cat of the Railway Train
是行走在火车上的猫
There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
晚上11：39火车上传来窃窃私语
When the Night Mail's ready to depart
夜邮火车即将发车
Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
人们问道“斯金伯在哪
Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
他去找顶针了吗？
We must find him or the train can't start"
找不到他我们没法发车”
All the guards and all the porters
所有守卫和服务员
And the station master's daughters
以及车站站长的女儿
Would be searching high and low
都在四下寻找
Saying "Skimble where is Skimble
问着“斯金伯在哪
For unless he's very nimble
除非他敏捷聪明
Then the night mail just can't go."
否则夜邮火车没法发车”
At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
晚上11：42发车信号已经过期
And the passengers all frantic to a man
乘客们都冲着列车长发火
That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
我才会慢悠悠晃到后车厢
I'd been busy in the luggage van!
我之前在行李厢忙活呢
Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
于是他眨了眨明绿的眼睛
And the signal went "All Clear!"
信号灯准备就绪
They'd be off at last to the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere!
他们总算朝着北半球以北发车了
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
铁路猫斯金伯申克斯
The Cat of the Railway Train
是行走在火车上的猫
You might say that by and large
总的来说你应该承认
It was me who was in charge of the Sleeping Car Express
我才是卧铺车厢的总管
From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
司机守卫和推销员都开始玩牌
I would supervise them all more or less
我或多或少会监管着他们
Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
他漫步在走廊里监察着一切
Of the travellers in the first and the third
包括头等车厢和三等车厢的乘客
He establishes control by a regular patrol
他定时巡逻维护秩序
And he'd know at once if anything occurred
一旦出现危机他立马就会知道
He would watch you without winking
他会目不转睛地盯着你
And he saw what you were thinking
他能看穿你的思想
And it's certain that he didn't approve
可以肯定的是他坚决反对
Of hilarity and riot
嬉皮笑脸和蛮横暴力
So that folk were very quiet
因此乘客们都安分守己
When Skimble was about and on the move
当斯金伯在附近巡逻时
You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
你可别想和斯金伯申克斯耍心眼
He's a cat that cannot be ignored
对这只猫可不能马虎
So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
因此这辆北上邮车才会一路顺风
When Skimbleshanks was aboard
当斯金伯申克斯也在车上时
It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
人们找到自己的小车厢时都很高兴
With their name written up on the door
门上写着他们的名字
And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
新铺的床单干净整洁
And not a speck of dust upon the floor
地板上一尘不染
There was every sort of light
车厢里有各种各样的灯
You could make it dark or bright
供你调节明暗
And a button you could turn to make a breeze
还有电风扇的旋钮
And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
以及一个供你洗脸的盥洗池
And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
要是打喷嚏了你可以关上窗户
Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly,
守卫会毕恭毕敬地问你
"Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
您的早茶想喝淡的还是浓的?
But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him
我就站在他身后提醒他
For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
因为斯金伯不会允许出任何差错
When they crept into their cosy berth
当乘客们钻进温暖的被窝
And pulled up the counterpane
盖上被罩
They all could reflect that it was very nice
他们都认为可以放心睡去
To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
因为不会有老鼠骚扰
They can leave all that to the Railway Cat
这件事可以交给铁路猫
The Cat of the Railway Train
这只行走在火车上的猫
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
铁路猫斯金伯申克斯
The Cat of the Railway Train
是行走在火车上的猫
In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
值夜班时我精神抖擞
Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
时不时喝一杯茶
With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keeping on the watch
偶尔值班时来一点苏格兰威士忌
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
只在抓跳蚤时才会停下脚步
They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
乘客们都安然睡去
That I was walking up and down the station
全然不知我仍在四处巡逻
They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
我在卡莱尔忙活时他们仍在呼呼大睡
Where I met the station master with elation
我在那里有幸遇见了车站站长
They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
他们可能见过我在敦弗里斯召集警察
If there was anything they ought to know about
告诉他们一些情报
When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
到达目的地时乘客无需等待
For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
因为斯金伯会提供帮助
And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
他挥动着长长的棕尾巴
Which says "I'll see you again!
向人们说着再见
You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
在半夜邮车上你一定会遇见
The Cat of the Railway Train!"
铁路猫斯金伯申克斯