Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"

翻译人员: Tan Jun 校对人员: Wang Qian

I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,

我想把下面一首歌献给卡梅洛，

who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.

几天前他们让它安乐死了，因为它太老了。

But apparently he was a very nice dog

但它却是只非常好的狗

and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.

它总是把它的床让给那只猫。

♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫

♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫

♫我正带着我的狗，唱着我的歌，散着步♫

♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫

♫是啊，我和我的狗沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好。♫

♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫

♫我的生命寂寞而忧伤。♫

♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫

♫是呵，我很难过，就像个孤单的水手♫

♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫

♫我也很生气♫

♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫

♫然后你，在我陷入青春和恐惧时出现♫

♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫

♫我的神经感到叮铃刺痛，苦艾酒和啤酒让我更加难受纠结♫

♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫

♫当我凝视着你的双眸♫

♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫

♫感觉自己不再一无是处♫

♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫

♫你看上去古怪机灵♫

♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫

♫我感叹，“天阿，我太高兴了！因为我带着着狗狗散步，♫

♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫

♫沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好。”♫

♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫

♫是啊，我和我的狗，唱着我们的歌，漫着步。♫

♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫

♫因为我不在乎你的埋怨与怀疑，♫

♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫

♫也不在乎政治家们的胡言乱语。♫

♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫

♫如果你想找个伴，为何不去狗狗收容所♫

♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫

♫给自己找个小狗，让那狗狗得意一番♫

♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫

♫因为这就是这样的简单。♫

♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫

♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫

♫我的生命悲惨而哀伤，♫

♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫

♫我是个典型的失败者♫

♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫

♫像个搞砸了的演出，♫

♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫

♫然后你，及时出现，摇摇你的尾巴♫

♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫

♫在笼子里可爱地表演着杂耍。♫

♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫

♫我说“汪汪，跟我来！”你呜咽了一声，然后♫

♫ I was no longer alone. ♫

♫往后的日子我不再孤单♫

♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫

♫我不再嗜酒成性♫

♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫

♫我们要成为最幸福的家庭。♫

♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫

♫我说，主啊，我好幸福！因为我带着我的狗狗散步，♫

♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫

♫♫我正带着我的狗，唱着我的歌，散着步。”♫

♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫

♫是啊，我和我的狗狗，沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好♫

♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫

♫因为我不在乎你的埋怨与怀疑，♫

♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫

♫也不在乎政治家们的胡言乱语。♫

♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫

♫如果你想找个伴，为何不去狗狗收容所♫

♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫

♫给自己找个小狗，让那狗狗得意一番，♫

♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫

♫因为这就是这样的简单，♫

♫ that's what it's all about, ♫

♫就是这样简单，♫

♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫

♫就是这样的简单，(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

♫ that's what it's all about. ♫

♫就是这样的简单。♫

♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫

♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

Good dog!

♫乖狗儿！♫

Thank you.

谢谢大家