Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"

譯者: Ed Lee 審譯者: Alex M. Chang

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

我想把下一首歌獻給卡梅羅，

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

幾天前他們讓牠安樂死，因爲牠太老了。

But apparently he was a very nice dog

牠看來是一隻非常好的狗，

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

牠總是讓貓睡牠的床。

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

♫(狗的喘息聲) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

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

♫我帶着我的狗去散步，唱着我的歌，漫步着。♫

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

♫是啊，我和我的狗沐浴着陽光，一切如此美好。♫

♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫

♫我的生命寂寞而憂傷。♫

♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫

♫是啊，我很不快樂。♫

♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫

♫我也憤怒。♫

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

♫然後你，在我陷入青春和恐懼時出現。♫

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

♫我神經叮噹刺耳，苦艾酒和啤酒摧殘了我。♫

♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫

♫但當我凝視你眼睛♫

♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫

♫我不再失敗。♫

♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫

♫你看上去古怪又精靈。♫

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

♫我說：「天啊，我很開心，因為我帶着我的狗散步，♫

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

♫沐浴着陽光，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，唱着我們的歌，漫步着。♫

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

♫因為我不關心你的仇恨和懷疑，♫

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

♫我也不在乎政治家們的胡言亂語。♫

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

♫如果你需要伴侶，為何不去狗場。♫

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

♫為自己找一隻狗，讓那犬兒感到自豪，♫

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

♫因爲就是這樣簡單的。♫

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

♫(狗的喘息聲) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫

♫我的生命悲慘而哀傷，♫

♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫

♫我是個典型的失敗者，♫

♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫

♫我一塌糊塗，♫

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

♫然後你，及時出現，搖搖你的尾巴♫

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

♫可愛地扮演著坐監的牢犯。♫

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

♫我說「汪汪，跟我來吧！」你叫了一聲，然後♫

♫ I was no longer alone. ♫

♫我不再孤單。♫

♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫

♫我也不再爛醉。♫

♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫

♫我們要建立一個最快樂的家園。♫

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

♫我說：「天啊，我很開心，因為我帶着我的狗散步，♫

♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫

♫唱着我的歌，漫步着。」♫

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

♫是啊，我和我的狗沐浴着陽光，一切如此美好。♫

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

♫因為我不關心你的仇恨和懷疑，♫

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

♫我也不在乎政治家們的胡言亂語。♫

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

♫如果你需要伴侶，為何不去狗場。♫

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

♫為自己找一隻狗，讓那犬兒感到自豪，♫

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

♫因爲就是這樣簡單的。♫

♫ that's what it's all about, ♫

♫就是這樣簡單的。♫

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

♫就是這樣簡單的。♫

♫ that's what it's all about. ♫

♫就是這樣簡單的。♫♫

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

♫(狗的喘息聲) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫

Good dog!

乖狗兒！

Thank you.

多謝。