歌词与中文翻译
There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有艘船破浪出航
And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
那艘船的名字叫做“比利 · 欧蒂”【Billy of Tea：将茶叶泡在临时水壶里 预示最终要做的 "调羹" 就是鲸鱼被捕获后的宰杀 与后文呼应】
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
阴风怒号 樯倾楫摧
O blow, me bully boys, blow
但水手们仍大喊着“尽情吹吧 来得更猛烈些吧”
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到【Wellerman：是指当时澳大利亚海岸捕鲸公司Weller Bros的补给船 因此被捕鲸手称作Wellerman】
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒【rum：原产地古巴 是一种以甘蔗糖蜜为原料生产的烈性蒸馏酒】
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天【tonguin'：屠宰鲸鱼 也就是上岸割下它的舌头 象征此次狩猎结束】
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩
She'd not been two weeks from shore
驶离海岸还不到两周
When down on her, a right whale bore
一条露脊鲸向船只冲过来【right whale：因为是捕鲸手最常捕杀的猎物而得此名 世界最大动物之一 现因滥捕而濒临绝灭】
The captain called all hands and swore
船长召集了所有水手
He'd take that whale in tow
立誓定将那条鲸鱼捕获
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩
Before the boat had hit the water
小艇还未放下水时
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼扬起尾巴击中了船只
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
所有水手都聚集在一起 用鱼叉与其激战
When she dived down low
然后鲸鱼深潜入海底
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩
No line was cut, no whale was freed
没有割断绳索 鲸鱼也没有被释放
And the Captain's mind was not of greed
并不是船长心性贪婪
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
这是属于捕鲸者的信仰
She took that ship in tow
拖曳那艘船前行
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就会到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到狩猎结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就去休憩