Wellerman(Sea Shanty) - Nathan Evans

There once was a ship that put to sea

曾经有一艘船出海远航

And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea

那艘船的名字是比利奥蒂号

The winds blew hard her bow dipped down

狂风呼啸船头向下倾

Blow me bully boys blow Huh

吹吧我的小霸王吹吧

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

She had not been two weeks from shore

她离开海岸还不到两个星期

When down on her a right whale bore

当一头露脊鲸冲到她身上时

The captain called all hands and swore

船长召集了所有人来还宣誓说

He'd take that whale in tow Hah

他要把那条鲸鱼拖到后面去

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tеa and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is donе

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

Da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da

Before the boat had hit the water

在船落水之前

The whale's tail came up and caught her

鲸鱼的尾巴缠住了她

All hands to the side harpooned and fought her

所有人都聚在一起拿着鱼叉跟鲸鱼战斗

When she dived down below Huh

她潜入水底时

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

No line was cut no whale was freed

绳索没有被割断鲸鱼也没有被释放

The Captain's mind was not of greed

船长内心并不贪婪

And he belonged to the whaleman's creed

但他是一位捕鲸人

She took that ship in tow Huh

她一直拖着那艘船

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

Da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da

Da-da-da-da-da-da

For forty days or even more

40天甚至更长时间

The line went slack then tight once more

钓索开始松弛随后又绷紧了

All boats were lost there were only four

所有的船都失踪了只有四艘船幸存下来

But still that whale did go

但那头鲸鱼还是游走了

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

As far as I've heard the fight's still on

据我所知战斗还在继续

The line's not cut and the whale's not gone

绳索没有被割断鲸鱼也没有被释放

The Wellerman makes his a regular call

韦勒曼定期打电话

To encourage the Captain crew and all

来鼓励船长船员和所有人

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走

Soon may the Wellerman come

韦勒曼马上会来

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

他会给我们带糖茶还有朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done

有一天食物吃完了

We'll take our leave and go

我们就带上行李走