Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

There once was a ship that put to sea
曾經有一艘出海的船
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
那艘船的名字叫Billy o' Tea
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
狂風呼嘯船頭下沉
Blow me bully boys blow huh
吹吧吹吧儘管吹吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
She had not been two weeks from shore
船離靠岸還不到兩個星期
When down on her a right whale bore
一頭露脊鯨衝了過來
The captain called all hands and swore
船長召集所有水手發誓說
He'd take that whale in tow huh
他會拖著那頭鯨魚
Soon may the Wellerman come
wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
Before the boat had hit the water
在船下水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鯨魚尾巴甩起來打中了船身
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
所有水手都到船舷來用魚叉與鯨魚搏鬥
When she dived down below huh
只是它又潛入了水中
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
No line was cut no whale was freed
釣索沒有斷鯨魚也沒逃脫
The captain's mind was not of greed
船長並沒有貪得無厭
In he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
而是堅守捕鯨者的信條
She took that ship in tow huh
鯨魚拖著船行進
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
For forty days or even more
大約有四十天甚至更久
The line went slack then tight once more
釣索鬆弛了下來後來又繃緊了
All boats were lost there were only four
所有小船都失踪了只剩下四艘
And still that whale did go
而那一頭鯨魚依然在游弋
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin ' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
據我所知這場博弈還在進行著
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
釣索沒有斷鯨魚也沒逃脫
The Wellerman makes his regular call
Wellerman常常給他們打電話
To encourage the captain crew and all
鼓舞船長還有所有船員們
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了
Soon may the Wellerman come
wellerman很快就要來了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切結束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我們便可以離開了