歌词
There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有艘出海的船
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
它的名字叫“比莉*茶”号
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
狂风呼啸 船头下沉
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
吹吧 吹吧 尽情的吹吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
She'd not been two weeks from shore
她离开海岸还不到两个星期
When down on her a right whale bore
当一头露脊鲸冲到她身上时
The captain called all hands and swore
船长召集所有人并发誓
He'd take that whale in tow (huh)
他会拖着那头鲸鱼
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
Da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒哒哒
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒
Before the boat had hit the water
在船撞到水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼的尾巴上来抓住了她
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
所有人都站到一边 用鱼叉攻击她
When she dived down low (huh)
当她低头跳水时
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
他会给我们带来糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到都结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
No line was cut, no whale was freed
没有割断绳索 也没有释放鲸鱼
The captain's mind was not of greed
船长的头脑不是贪婪
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
他属于捕鲸人的信条
She took that ship in tow (huh)
她拖着那艘船
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
带给我们糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到都结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
Da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒哒哒
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒哒
For forty days or even more
持续40天甚至更长时间
The line went slack then tight once more
绳子松了 然后又绷紧了
All boats were lost, there were only four
所有的船都丢了 只有四艘船
But still that whale did go (huh)
那头鲸鱼还是走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
带给我们糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到都结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
我知道 战斗还没有结束
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
绳索没有切断 鲸鱼也没离开
The Wellerman makes his regular call
威勒曼定期打电话
To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)
鼓励船长 船员所有人
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
带给我们糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到一切都结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快 威勒曼就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
带给我们糖 茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguing is done
等到一切都结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
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