Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

There once was a ship that put to sea
从前有一艘船启航
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
那是比利茶号
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
风猛吹船激荡
Oh Blow my bully boys blow huh
任凭风吹雨打
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
She had not been two weeks from shore
她出港还不到两周
When down on her a right whale bore
一条鲸冲到她身旁
The captain called all hands and swore
船长召集船员发誓
He'd take that whale in tow huh
他将拖着那条鲸鱼
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼之尾袭来
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
大家和鲸周旋
When she dived down below huh
而鲸潜入水底
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
No line was cut no whale was freed
绳索未断，鲸鱼难逃
The captain's mind was not of greed
船长并没有贪心
In he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
他恪守捕鲸者的信条
She took that ship in tow huh
鲸鱼拖着船游荡
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
For forty days or even more
四十天或者更久
The line went slack then tight once more
绳子时松时紧
All boats were lost there were only four
只有四艘船还未丢
And still that whale did go
鲸鱼最终还是溜走
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
其实斗争还在继续
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
绳子没断，鲸鱼未走
The Wellerman makes his regular call
补给定期来到
To encourage the captain crew and all
激励了船长和船员
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快补给就要来到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖，茶和朗姆
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天将会离去
We'll take our leave and go
我们也要离开