第九章 豐盛號角(上)(1/4)

魯昂雖然不是海港,卻聚集了很多水手,在老集市廣場的另一邊有一家名為“豐盛號角”(la corne d’abondance)的酒店,從裏麵傳來歡樂的歌聲。


There once was a ship that put to sea,曾經有一艘船出海,


And the name of that ship was the Billy o'' Tea,這艘船的名字叫 Billy o'' Tea,


The winds blew up , her bow dipped down,隨著風吹起,她揚帆起航,


Blow my bully boys blow(Huh!),吹吧,使勁吹,


Soon may the Wellerman come,過不了多久,“茶壺號”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,當捕捉的鯨魚被處理完,


We''ll take our leave and go,我們走吧,再度出發,


She had not been two weeks from shore,她離開海岸還不到兩星期,


When down on her a right whale bore,正好有一隻鯨魚在她下方鑽來鑽去,


The captain called all hands and swore,船長對所有船員發誓,


He''d take that whale in tow(Huh!),他將把鯨魚捕撈上岸,


Soon may the Wellerman come,過不了多久,“茶壺號”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,當捕捉的鯨魚被處理完,


We''ll take our leave and go,我們走吧,再度出發,


Before that boat had hit the water,湧起的海浪拍打著船身,


The whale''s tail came up and caught her,船員抓住了鯨魚的尾巴,


All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her,所有船員都到船邊,手持魚叉和她搏鬥,


When she dived down below(Huh!),鯨魚深深地潛入海中,

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