Mad Dogs and Englishman歌词由Danny Kaye演唱,出自专辑《Jim Dandy (Forgotten Fifties)》,下面是《Mad Dogs and Englishman》完整版歌词!
Mad Dogs and Englishman歌词完整版
Mad Dogs and Englishman - Danny Kaye
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In Tropical climes there are certain times of day
在热带气候中一天中有特定的时间
When all the citizens retire
当所有市民退休时
To take their clothes off and perspire
脱掉衣服大汗淋漓
It's one of those rules the greatest fools obey
这是最愚蠢的人遵守的规则之一
Because the Sun is far too
因为太阳太遥远
Sultry and one must avoid it's ultry-violet
必须避免这是紫外线的颜色
Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo
亲爱的
Papalaka-papalaka-papalaka-boo
亲爱的
Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo
迪加里加
Digariga-digariga-digariga-doo
迪加里加
The natives grieve
土著人悲痛不已
The English leave their huts
英国人离开他们的小木屋
Because they're obviously
因为他们显然
Definitely nuts
肯定是疯了
Mad dogs and Englishmen
疯狗和英国人
Go out in the midday sun
沐浴在正午的阳光下
The Japanese don't care to
日本人不在乎
The Chinese wouldn't dare to
中国人不敢
Hindus and Argentines sleep
印度人和阿根廷人酣然入睡
Firmly from twelve till one
坚定地从十二点到一点
But Englishmen detest a siesta
但英国人讨厌睡午觉
In the Philippines there are lovely screens
在菲律宾有可爱的屏幕
To protect you from the glare
保护你免受耀眼的光芒
In the Malay states there are hats like plates
在马来州有很多像盘子一样的帽子
Which the Britishers won't wear
英国人是不会穿的
At twelve noon the natives swoon and
中午十二点土著人都晕了过去
No further work is done
没有进一步的工作完成
But Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun
《疯狗》和《英国人》在正午的阳光下走出家门
It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see
东方人的眼中所见令人惊讶不已
That though the English are effete
尽管英国人已经江河日下
They're quite impervious to heat
他们不怕高温
When the white man rides every native hides in glee
当白人驾车驰骋每个本地人都兴高采烈地躲藏起来
Because the simple creatures hope he will
因为这些简单的生物希望他
Impale his solar topee on a tree
把他的太阳能枪挂在树上
Bolybolybolybolybolybolybaa
胡说八道
Bolybolybolybolybolybolybaa
胡说八道
Habaninnyhabaninnyhabaninnyhaa
哈巴尼
Habaninnyhabaninnyhabaninnyhaa
哈巴尼
Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun
疯狗和英国人在正午的阳光下外出
The toughest Burmese bandit can never understand it
最强悍的缅甸强盗永远无法理解
In Rangoon the heat of noon is just what the natives shun
在仰光当地人躲避正午的酷热
They put their scotch or rye down and lie down
他们放下手中的威士忌或是黑麦威士忌躺下
In the jungle town where the sun beats down
在阳光照耀的丛林小镇上
There is peace from twelve till two
从十二点到凌晨两点都很平静
Even caribous lie down and snooze
即使是驯鹿也会躺下打盹
For there's nothing else to do
因为我无事可做
In Bengal mangrove swamps where the python romps
在孟加拉的红树林沼泽里蟒蛇在那里嬉戏打闹
But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday
疯狗和英国人在中午出门
Out in the midday out in the midday sun
在正午时分外出在正午的阳光下