歌词
This is what you give me to work with
这就是你交给我捯饬的身体
Well honey I've seen worse
嗯，宝贝，这还算好
We're going to turn this sow's ear
我们要把这猪耳朵
into a silk purse
变成丝钱包
We'll have you washed and dried
我们会把你洗干净
Primped and polished
化妆打扮
till you glow with pride
叫你得意扬扬
Trust my recipe for instant bride
相信我的新娘速成配方
You'll bring honor to us all
你将为大家带来荣耀
Wait and see
等着瞧
When we're through
我们完事的时候
Boys will gladly go to war for you
男孩们会为了得到你而乐于去打仗
With good fortune
有了好运
And a great hairdo
和漂亮的发型
You'll bring honor to us all
你将为大家带来荣耀
A girl can bring her family
女孩可以通过一种方式
great honor in one way
为她的家族带来无上荣光
By striking a good match
就是通过达成一门好亲事
And this could be the day
这会是家族最重要的一天
Men want girls with good taste
男人们想要女孩有好品味
Calm
文静
Obediant
顺从
Who work fast-paced
快节奏地干活
With good breeding
有好的教养
And a tiny waist
还有纤细的腰身
You'll bring honor to us all
你将为大家带来荣耀
We all must serve our Emperor
大家必须为保护我们
Who guards us from the Huns
不受匈奴侵犯的皇帝服务
A man by bearing arms
男人通过带武器
A girl by bearing sons
女孩通过生儿子
When we're through
我们完事的时候
You can't fail
你不会失败
Like a lotus blossom
就像荷花一样
Soft and pale
又软又白
How could any fellow
任何男人看了
Say No Sale
怎么可能会说没戏
You'll bring honor to us all
你将为大家带来荣耀
There - you're ready
瞧——你已经好了
Not yet
还没有
An apple for serenity
为了安宁吃一个苹果
A pendant for balance
为了平衡带一个吊坠
Beads of jade for beauty
为了美丽戴一串玉珠
You must proudly show it
你必须骄傲地露出它
Now add a cricket just for luck
为了好运加一只蟋蟀
And even you can't blow it
就算是你也不会搞砸
Ancestors
祖先们
Hear my plea
请听我的请求
Help me not to make a
助我一臂之力
fool of me
让我不要出丑
And to not uproot
不要让我的家谱
my family tree
名声扫地
Keep my father standing tall
让我的父亲总能挺直腰杆
Scarier than the undertaker
我们要去见媒人了
We are meeting our matchmaker
这比送葬者还要可怕
Destiny
命运啊
Guard our girls
在结局即将揭晓之时
And our future
保佑我们的女孩
as it fast unfurls
和我们的未来吧
Please look kindly on
请赞赏这些
these cultured pearls
人工养殖的珍珠
Each a perfect porcelain doll
每个都是完美的瓷娃娃
Please bring honor to us
请为我们带来荣耀
Please bring honor to us
请为我们带来荣耀
Please bring honor to us
请为我们带来荣耀
Please bring honor to us
请为我们带来荣耀
Please bring honor to us all
请为大家带来荣耀
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