歌词
Sultan king cruel majesty
苏丹国王暴虐无道
Ordered that his women die
下令处死他所有的妻子
A single night this for all his wives
长夜漫漫，无一幸免
Takes his pleasure then their lives
香消玉殒，他却以此为乐
And so for many days with the dawn
日复一日，黎明时分
The sultan had his way
苏丹国王专横跋扈
Wives were put to death
看着妃嫔们被处死
His name on their dying breath
垂死之际，她们嘶喊着国王的姓名
Then one day as the evening came
在某天黑夜来临之际
Sultan sends for him a wife
他的臣民为他献上一名女子
Choose her well charms I wish to see
“我倒想看看她有什么魅力”
Bring her, send her in to me
“带她来，带她来我身旁”
Then came Scheherazade to his side
然后谢赫拉莎德来到他身边
And her beauty shone
她是如此光彩照人
Like a flower grown
如同繁花盛开
Gentle as he'd ever known
他从前任何妃嫔都难以与之媲美
Scheherazade bewitched him
谢赫拉莎德迷住了他
With songs of jewelled keys
用歌声诉说宝藏之匙
Princes and of heroes
王子和英雄
And eastern fantasies
以及对于东方的幻想
Told him tales of sultans
向他诉说苏丹的传说
And talismans and rings
以及符咒和魔戒
A thousand and one nights she sang
一千零一夜，她的声音美妙动听
To entertain her king
国王如痴如醉
She sings, Scheherazade, Scheherazade...
她接连唱着：谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德……
And you would cause the sun to see your light
纵然太阳光芒璀璨
And then be shamed
都不及她半分耀眼
You cover darkness with a thousand secret flames
她那令人着迷的光芒足以驱除黑暗
With your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
用她的爱，我的思念，我的欢欣，我的情愫
And I would cause the winds to blow a hundred different days
我会让这爱情之风吹拂一千零一夜
And bring the perfumes of the gardens of the ways
让花园的幽径芬芳馥郁
Of your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
对你的爱，我的妻子，我的珍宝，我的挚爱
Crystal and the clay, nights and the days
水晶和陶土，夜晚和白日
All on the prince's seal
一切都在王子的印章里
Eagle of the sky, lion of the earth
长空之鹰，大地之狮
This is what the seal is worth, what the seal is worth
这是印章的价值所在,就是它的珍贵之处
Holds all of the dreams of a man
一人拥有所有的梦想
Tapestries, wishes of man, pictures and visions of man
飞毯，人类的愿望，图画和人类的幻想
The spirit of the soul of the man
人类的灵魂的精神
And he would vow to love her for the rest of all his days
他发誓会用尽余生去爱她
Sheherazade this day is yours
谢赫拉莎德，这天是为你而庆的
The bearers of your gifts now all around you stand
人们手捧礼物环绕在你周围
The finest silk made in the land
有世上最好的丝绸
Is waiting for your choice
等着你去挑选
It shimmers at your hand
它在你手中光洁绚丽
Sheherazade your life is one
谢赫拉莎德，你就是我生命的唯一
You have today the sultan's love
如今你得到了人们的爱
The people watch you step into the sun
在人们的注视下你步入光辉
Stalls and bars of every kind
货摊和酒馆应有尽有
Food piled high on woven leaves for all to eat
美味珍馐，待人品尝
Drums and flutes at every turn
每个角落都回荡着鼓声与笛音
The music winding, twisting through the crowded streets
音乐在拥挤的街道中环绕不停
Caravans from far away bring people laughing
遥远而来的商队带给人们欢笑
People come to see the sultan in Baghdad today
人们今天来巴格达参见苏丹国王
Scheherazade her name is known
谢赫拉莎德的名字人尽皆知
Her tale is told
大家颂扬她的故事
The sultan let her life be spared
苏丹国王予其新生
The festival begins this day
节日在今日定下
To celebrate her fame
来庆祝她的传说
The people sing her praise
人们唱着她的赞歌
Stories sung, the crowds are dancing
欢唱她的故事，众人欢呼起舞
To the music and the entertainment all the voices sing
伴着音乐欢乐，所有声音唱响
The people call to see the king
人们欢呼着要见国王
The sultan smiles
苏丹国王笑了
His story just begun
他的故事刚刚开始
The sultan and Sheherazade are one
国王和谢赫拉莎德从此永结同心
Scheherazade, Scheherazade
谢赫拉莎德，谢赫拉莎德
She told him tales of sultans and talismans and rings
她告诉他苏丹的故事，还有符咒和魔戒
A thousand and one nights she sang to entertain her king
一千零一夜，她的声音美妙动听，国王如痴如醉
She sings, Scheherazade, Sheherazade, Scheherazade...
她接连唱着：谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德……
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