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The Great Nations Of Europe (Album Version) - Randy Newman
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Written by:Randy Newman
The great nations of
伟大的国家
Europe had gathered on the shore
欧洲人聚集在岸边
They'd conquered what was behind them
他们已经征服了身后的一切
And now they wanted more
如今他们意犹未尽
So they looked to the mighty ocean and
于是他们望向浩瀚的大海
Took to the western sea
去往西海
The great nations of Europe in the 16th century
16世纪欧洲各大民族
Hide your wives and daughters
把你的妻女藏起来
Hide the groceries too
把东西藏起来
The great nations of Europe comin' through
伟大的欧洲国家即将到来
The grand canary islands first land
大加那利群岛
To which they came
他们来到这里
They slaughtered all the canaries there
他们干掉了所有的金丝雀
Which gave the land its name
这片土地因此而得名
There were natives there called Guanches
那里有土著人叫做Guanches
Guanches by the score
格洛克手枪瞄准目标
But bullets disease the Portuguese
子弹让葡萄牙人饱受折磨
They weren't there any more
他们已经消失不见
Now they're gone they're gone
现在他们都走了
They're really gone
他们真的走了
You never seen anyone so gone
你从未见过如此迷茫的人
There's pictures in a museum
博物馆里有很多照片
Some lines written in a book
书上的几句话
But you won't find a live one
但你找不到一个活的
No matter where you look
不管你往哪里看
Hide your wives and daughters
把你的妻女藏起来
Hide the groceries too
把东西藏起来
The great nations of Europe comin' through
伟大的欧洲国家即将到来
Columbus sailed for India found
哥伦布远航去了印度
El Salvador instead
改为萨尔瓦多
He shook hands with some Indians
他和几个印第安人握手
And soon they all were dead
很快他们都死了
They got TB and typhoid and athlete's foot
他们得了肺结核得了感冒还有脚气
Diphtheria and the flu
白喉和流感
'Scuse me great nations comin' through
感谢伟大的国家即将到来
Balboa found the pacific and on the trail one day
巴尔博亚找到了平静有一天他踏上旅途
He met some friendly Indians
他遇到了一些友好的印第安人
Whom he was told were gay
他被告知是同性恋
So
所以
He had them torn apart by dogs
他让狗把它们撕成碎片
On religious grounds they say
基于宗教信仰他们说
The great nations of Europe were quite holy in their way
欧洲各大民族在他们的道路上都相当神圣
Now they're gone they're gone
现在他们都走了
They're really gone
他们真的走了
You never seen anyone so gone
你从未见过如此迷茫的人
Some bones hidden in a canyon
藏在峡谷里的骨头
Some paintings in a cave
洞穴里的一些画
They're no use tryin' to save them
他们试图拯救也无济于事
There's nothin' left to save
已经无药可救
Hide your wives and daughters
把你的妻女藏起来
Hide your sons as well
把你的儿子也藏起来
With the great nations of Europe you never can tell
和欧洲那些伟大的国家在一起你永远看不出来
Where you and I are standing at the doll of a century
你和我站在一个世纪的玩偶面前
Europes have sprung up everywhere as anyone
欧洲各国如雨后春笋般出现
I can see
我看得出来
But there on the horizon is the possibility
但在不远的将来
That some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me
来自非洲的病毒可能会来找你我
Destroying everything in it's path from sea to shining sea
一路上的一切都被摧毁一片又一片的大海
Like the great nations of Europe in the 16th century
就像16世纪的欧洲大国