歌词
Three encores of Oh Sonny Boy backed only by accordion
手风琴声响起 电影开幕
Three rows of pale brunettes protect him from the crowd
成群浅发女郎挺身而出 带他冲出重围
The curtain a patchwork of imitation vermillion
帷幕被屡屡粉粹 王朝更迭变幻 (朱红色Vermillion是一种昂贵的颜料 这里象征着王室贵族；帷幕是拼凑而成的 表明帷幕已被多次撕成碎片 这实际上是一个循环以新的国王加冕和王朝更迭过程)
A red bulb hangs low above the throne that has been found
血红的灯晕悬在宝座之上
约翰五十踱步于皇城大街 触目所及(“John”源自瓦努阿图臭名昭著的邪教John Frum；“L”则为罗马数字中的“50”类似于国王的世代 暗示歌中的暴力行径已发生数次)
This is the scene on Main Street when John L comes to town
不同年龄 信仰 性别的人簇拥而至 比比皆是
戏子正演绎着低俗的桥段 揭露与会者的罪孽
Crowds of every age, creed and gender are abound
食蚁兽们首度迷失于羽翼之间
Signor kitsch sings skits detailing each attendees sins
他们用力撕扯已满是鲜血的头颅 屈膝臣服于王座之下
First time anteaters lose themselves in the wings
尘世间再难摆脱这地狱般的喧嚣
With vigour they scratch red spots, overwhelmed by their king
"伯利恒的孩子们 所有男孩和女孩(“The Children of Bethlehem”是John Denver的一首歌 借以使这一邪教宣言更加宏伟)
来倾听这些 我亘古不变的圣言
In all the world there’s no escape from this infernal din
不要从他人的言语中来寻求自我
人们的眼眸 唇际 耳畔 那些蜿蜒的曲线
“Children of Bethlehem, come all boys and girls,
每个人都享有他的国度 你坐拥你的城池
Come Listen to these, my eternal words
一切罪恶终有先兆 一切善意都将触及真相“(这里John L呼吁他的信众要警惕他人 沉迷于民族主义；该演讲似乎也是马丁·路德·金《我有一个梦想》的翻版)
Judge not who you see by whatever they may say
约翰五十踱步于皇城大街 振振有词
But by their round eyes, lips, ears and curves
含糊不清的魔音将人的理智推向疯狂
A man is his country, your country is you
他低吟的回声渐渐平息 消逝
All bad is forewarned, all good will come true”
浅发护卫们已尸首两处
沦为食蚁兽们的嘴边佳肴
These words are heard on Main Street when John L comes to town
约翰五十 身无分文 贫困潦倒
周身肮脏不堪
This garbling non-song whips throng into frenzy
唯有被撕裂的长袍粉饰着
The last echoes of his crooning now cease to be heard
贫瘠的大地 枯萎的树桩
No-longer-pale brunettes are broken in two
在他逝世之前
And thrown to the snouts of the anteater crew
不再有任一军队护其左右
哺育着那些渴望着
John L is in tatters
鲜血与荣耀的可悲灵魂
His soapbox usurped
约翰五十苟活于寻常巷陌
His torn robes adorn the
Tree stumps of the earth
No hack with an army
Will last long before he
Breeds men who yearn
For their own bloody glory
That was the scene on Main Street when John L came to town
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