歌词与中文翻译
Unexpected ... suddenly ... as if from nowhere they appear,
意外地…突然地…他们仿佛凭空出现
the monks are wearing fire-coloured gowns,
僧侣们身着火焰色的罩袍
their faces, friendly but determined, are hidden behind lacquered masks,
他们的表情友好却坚定，隐藏在漆好的面具之下——
painted black & white, they're having the shape of over-dimensional skulls.
那漆成黑白两色的面具，像是巨型的颅骨
Quickly and nimbly they are moving forward, hopping dextrously,
僧侣们轻快地前行着，敏捷地跳跃着
throwing their legs like ageless jesters ... so high up into the air.
仿佛长生不老的弄臣，高高踢起腿
each of them is armed with a short , an even piece of wood,
他们每人带着一块平滑的短木板
remarkably resembling ... ancient worn-out washing-boards.
简直就像……磨损严重的古代搓衣板
polishes by the years of use, they brandish them like swords or sticks,
被多年的使用打磨光滑，僧侣们像舞剑耍棍般挥动它们
ready to strike ritually ... - this is the day of the remaining dead.
准备好符合仪轨的敲打…这是余下的死者之日
On this day we celebrate the expulsion, or rebuke,
是日，我们庆祝那些被驱逐、被责难的灵魂
of the spirits which have unintendedly been dragged along.
它们不小心被强行拖出
some of these ghosts have been forgotten, some have simply been ignored,
有些鬼魂被遗忘，有些则直接被忽视
these remnants with a growing hunger ... must be exorcised, must be removed.
余下的鬼魂愈发饥饿…它们必被驱除，必被移开
This ritual always commences without warning, suddenly,
仪式开始总是毫无征兆
therefore it cannot be assigned to a certain date or time.
因此它才不会被安排到某日某时
it rather tends to inevitably follow a chain of events,
它会自然而然完成一串活动
a special spiritual feature inherent in each and everyone of them.
一个特殊的灵征位于每项活动之中
Out of the sphere of influence ... of the sphere of the days to be
在势力范围之外…在是日范围之外
the monks are approaching, spinning on their own axis as they dance and sing
僧侣们走上前，载歌载舞，绕着他们的轴心旋转
and hitting every person present so hard between the shoulder-blades
在所有人拖拽着不安的、隐形的…“附属器官”之时
as everyone here is dragging fidget, invisible ... "appendages".
重重敲打在每人的肩胛之间
As if by chance, not expressly invited, we've assembled here today
似乎出于偶然，并未刻意受邀，我们今日聚集在此
vehemently we are being hit ... and driven through the western gates,
我们被激烈地殴打…被送出修道院西方的大门
out of the monastery in the direction of the setting sun
那是红日落下的方向
a necessary purifying ceremony for the (fragile) days to come ...
这是一个必要的净化仪式，只为等待那（脆弱的）日子的降临…