歌词与中文翻译
HADES: Why do we build the wall
我们为何建要造城墙？
My children, my children?
我的子民们，我的子民们
Why do we build the wall?
我们为何要建造城墙？
COMPANY: Why do we build the wall?
我们为何要建造城墙？
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
That’s why we build the wall
这是我们建造城墙的理由
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
HADES: How does the wall keep us free
为何建造城墙能让我们自由
My children, my children?
我的子民们，我的子民们
How does the wall keep us free?
为何建造城墙能让我们自由
COMPANY: How does the wall keep us free?
为何建造城墙能让我们自由
The wall keeps out the enemy
城墙让我们抵御外敌
And we build the wall to keep us free
建造城墙，让我们自由
That’s why we build the wall
这是我们建造城墙的理由
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
HADES: Who do we call the enemy
我们的敌人是谁？
My children, my children?
我的子民们，我的子民们
Who do we call the enemy?
我们的敌人是谁？
COMPANY: Who do we call the enemy?
我们的敌人是谁？
The enemy is poverty
我们的敌人是平穷
And the wall keeps out the enemy
城墙让我们抵御外敌
And we build the wall to keep us free
建造城墙，让我们自由
That’s why we build the wall
这是我们建造城墙的理由
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
HADES: Because we have and they have not,
因为我们富足而他们一无所有
My children, my children
我的子民们，我的子民们
Because they want what we have got
因为他们觊觎我们的一切
COMPANY: Because we have and they have not
因为我们富足而他们一无所有
Because they want what we have got
因为他们觊觎我们的一起
The enemy is poverty
贫穷是敌人
And the wall keeps out the enemy
城墙让我们抵御外敌
And we build the wall to keep us free
建造城墙，让我们自由
That’s why we build the wall
这是我们建造城墙的理由
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
HADES: What do we have that they should want
他们觊觎着什么？
My children, my children?
我的子民们，我的子民们
What do we have that they should want?
他们觊觎着什么？
EURYDICE: What do we have that they should want?
他们觊觎着什么？
We have a wall to work upon
我们有城墙
We have work and they have none
我们有工作，而他们没有
HADES: And our work is never done!
我们的城墙尚未建成！
My children, my children!
我的子民们，我的子民们！
And the war is never won
这场战役尚未成功！
HADES and COMPANY: The enemy is poverty
贫穷是外敌
And the wall keeps out the enemy
城墙让我们抵御外敌
And we build the wall to keep us free
建造城墙，让我们自由
That’s why we build the wall
这是我们建造城墙的理由
We build the wall to keep us free
因为能让我们自由
We build the wall to keep us free…
因为能让我们自由
HERMES, spoken: Then Hades told Eurydice
之后冥王告诉欧律狄刻
HADES, spoken: There are papers to be signed. Step into my office.
还有些文件需要签。来我的办公室吧。
HERMES, spoken: And he closed the door behind.
然后他关上了门
Now, a lot can happen behind closed doors; that's for sure, brother, that's a fact!
关上门之后，什么都可能发生。别想了，兄弟，这是事实！
But a lot can happen on the factory floor, when the foreman turns his back
但就是在工地，也什么都可能发生，就在工头转过身去的那一刻。
PERSEPHONE, spoken: Anybody want a drink?
有人要来一杯吗？