歌词
Sultan king cruel majesty
苏丹王，残酷的统治者
Ordered that his women die
命令他的妻子去死
A single night this for all his wives
在一个晚上，下达给她所有的妻子
Takes his pleasure then their lives
把自己的快乐建立在她们的生命上
And so for many days with the dawn
因此在许多天的黎明时分
The sultan had his way
统治者执行了命令
Wives were put to death
妻子们被处死
His name on their dying breath
她们垂死之际叫出他的名字
Then one day as the evening came
某天当夜晚临近
Sultan sends for him a wife
有人给统治者送来一个妻子
Choose her well charms I wish to see
“我想看看她有什么魅力”
Bring her, send her in to me
“带她来，带她带我身边”
Then came Scheherazade to his side
然后谢赫拉莎德被带到他身边
And her beauty shone
她美丽得闪闪发光
Like a flower grown
就像繁华盛开
Gentle as he'd ever known
他从不知道人可以如此温柔
Scheherazade bewitched him
谢赫拉莎德迷住了他
With songs of jewelled keys
用如宝石般的歌声
Princes and of heroes
王子和英雄
And eastern fantasies
以及东方的幻想故事
Told him tales of sultans
告诉他统治者们的传说
And talismans and rings
以及附身符和戒指
A thousand and one nights she sang
她连唱一千零一个夜晚
To entertain her king
来招待她的国王
She sings, Scheherazade, Scheherazade...
她唱着：谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德……
你们会让太阳见识到你们的光芒
And you would cause the sun to see your light
然后令其羞愧
And then be shamed
你们用数千秘密的火焰来覆盖黑暗
You cover darkness with a thousand secret flames
用你们的爱，哦我的爱，哦我的爱，我的爱
With your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
我会让风继续吹上数千年
And I would cause the winds to blow a hundred different days
让公园的小径都充满芳香
And bring the perfumes of the gardens of the ways
你们的爱，哦我的爱，哦我的爱，我的爱
Of your love, oh my love, oh my love, my love
水晶和泥土，夜晚和白日
Crystal and the clay, nights and the days
一切都在王子的印章里
All on the prince's seal
天上的老鹰，地上的狮子
Eagle of the sky, lion of the earth
这是印章的价值所在，印章的价值所在
This is what the seal is worth, what the seal is worth
一个人掌握所有的梦想
Holds all of the dreams of a man
挂毯，人类的希望，图片和人类的幻想
Tapestries, wishes of man, pictures and visions of man
人类的灵魂的精神
The spirit of the soul of the man
他会发誓，在他余下的日子里永远爱她
And he would vow to love her for the rest of all his days
谢赫拉莎德，这天是为你而庆的
人们手捧礼物环绕在你周围
Sheherazade this day is yours
其中有世界上最好的丝绸
The bearers of your gifts now all around you stand
等着你去挑选
The finest silk made in the land
它在你手中闪闪发光
Is waiting for your choice
谢赫拉莎德，你的美好生活是世上唯一的
It shimmers at your hand
你得到了今天统治者的爱
Sheherazade your life is one
人们看着你一步步走入荣耀里
You have today the sultan's love
在每一个货摊和酒吧
The people watch you step into the sun
食物高高堆积，等人品尝
Stalls and bars of every kind
每个转角都有鼓声与笛音
Food piled high on woven leaves for all to eat
音乐在拥挤的街道中环绕不停
Drums and flutes at every turn
遥远而来的商队带给人们欢笑
The music winding, twisting through the crowded streets
人们今天来巴格达参见统治者
Caravans from far away bring people laughing
谢赫拉莎德她的名字人尽皆知
People come to see the sultan in Baghdad today
她的传说已被传扬
Scheherazade her name is known
统治者让她的生命留存
Her tale is told
节日在今日定下
The sultan let her life be spared
来庆祝她的传说
The festival begins this day
人们唱着她的赞歌
To celebrate her fame
欢唱她的故事，人群在跳舞
The people sing her praise
伴着音乐欢乐，所有声音唱响
Stories sung, the crowds are dancing
人们叫着要见国王
To the music and the entertainment all the voices sing
苏丹王笑了
The people call to see the king
他的故事刚刚开始
The sultan smiles
统治者和谢赫拉莎德是一体了
His story just begun
谢赫拉莎德，谢赫拉莎德
The sultan and Sheherazade are one
她告诉他统治者们的故事，还有护身符和戒指的故事
Scheherazade, Scheherazade
她连唱一千零一个夜晚来招待她的国王
She told him tales of sultans and talismans and rings
她唱着：谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德、谢赫拉莎德……
A thousand and one nights she sang to entertain her king
She sings, Scheherazade, Sheherazade, Scheherazade...
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