The Fiddler of Dooney
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都尼的提琴手
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When I play on my fiddle in Dooney, |
當(dāng)我在都尼拉響了提琴, |
Folk dance like a wave of the sea; |
人們便如浪潮般舞起; |
My cousin is priest in Kilvarnet, |
我的表兄是基爾瓦內(nèi)的牧師, |
My brother in Mocharabuiee. |
在莫卡拉比有我的兄弟。 |
I passed my brother and cousin: |
我順道拜訪(fǎng)他們兩個(gè), |
They read in their books of prayer; |
他們正埋頭讀著禱文; |
I read in my book of songs |
我也在埋頭讀著 |
l bought at the Sligo fair. |
斯萊戈集市上買(mǎi)來(lái)的歌本。 |
When we come at the end of time |
當(dāng)世界末日,我們一同 |
To Peter sitting in state, |
站在圣彼得的座前, |
He will smile on the three old spirits, |
他會(huì)對(duì)我們微微而笑, |
But call me first through the gate; |
卻叫我最先跨過(guò)門(mén)檻。 |
For the good are always the merry, |
因?yàn)樯屏嫉娜瞬趴偸强鞓?lè)的樣子, |
Save by an evil chance, |
除非遇上意外的煩惱; |
And the merry love the fiddle, |
快樂(lè)的人喜愛(ài)提琴, |
And the merry love to dance: |
快樂(lè)的人喜愛(ài)舞蹈。 |
And when the folk there spy me, |
見(jiàn)我進(jìn)來(lái),那些天國(guó)的人 |
They will all come up to me, |
馬上在我身邊圍攏; |
With‘Here is the fiddler of Dooney!' |
喊著“都尼的提琴手來(lái)了!” |
And dance like a wave of the sea. |
便如浪潮般開(kāi)始起舞。 |