The Great Nations of Europe - Randy Newman

The Great Nations of Europe - Randy Newman
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Written by：Randy Newman

The great nations of
欧洲列强
Europe had gathered on the shore
集结于海岸之滨
They'd conquered what was behind them
身后疆土已尽归麾下
And now they wanted more
而今更欲开疆拓土
So they looked to the mighty ocean and
他们将目光投向浩瀚汪洋
Took to the western sea
扬帆西渡远航
The great nations of Europe in the 16th century
十六世纪欧洲诸强
Hide your wives and daughters
藏好你们的妻女
Hide the groceries too
连粮食也要藏好
The great nations of Europe comin' through
欧洲列强正破浪而来
The grand canary islands first land
加那利群岛是最初的登陆地
To which they came
他们在此靠岸
They slaughtered all the canaries there
屠尽岛上金丝雀族
Which gave the land its name
鲜血染红这片土地之名
There were natives there called Guanches
原住民关契斯人
Guanches by the score
成群倒下再难寻觅
But bullets disease the Portuguese
但枪炮与疾病 葡萄牙人带来
They weren't there any more
他们已不复存在
Now they're gone they're gone
如今消逝无踪 彻底湮灭
They're really gone
真的不复存在
You never seen anyone so gone
从未见过如此彻底的消亡
There's pictures in a museum
博物馆里仅存画像
Some lines written in a book
史册中几行记载
But you won't find a live one
却再难觅鲜活生命
No matter where you look
无论你望向何方
Hide your wives and daughters
藏好你们的妻女
Hide the groceries too
连粮食也要藏好
The great nations of Europe comin' through
欧洲列强正破浪而来
Columbus sailed for India found
哥伦布远航寻找印度
El Salvador instead
却发现了萨尔瓦多
He shook hands with some Indians
他与原住民握手言欢
And soon they all were dead
转眼间他们尽数消亡
They got TB and typhoid and athlete's foot
他们染上结核伤寒与足癣
Diphtheria and the flu
白喉流感接踵而至
'Scuse me great nations comin' through
借过 列强正踏血而来
Balboa found the pacific and on the trail one day
巴尔博亚发现太平洋的那天
He met some friendly Indians
遇见友善的原住民
Whom he was told were gay
听闻他们生性自由
So
于是
He had them torn apart by dogs
纵恶犬将他们撕成碎片
On religious grounds they say
他们以宗教之名宣称
The great nations of Europe were quite holy in their way
欧洲列强曾何其神圣
Now they're gone they're gone
如今消逝无踪 彻底湮灭
They're really gone
真的不复存在
You never seen anyone so gone
从未见过如此彻底的消亡
Some bones hidden in a canyon
峡谷中掩埋的骸骨
Some paintings in a cave
洞穴里残存的壁画
They're no use tryin' to save them
试图拯救他们已是徒劳
There's nothin' left to save
早已无人生还
Hide your wives and daughters
藏好你们的妻女
Hide your sons as well
也藏好你们的儿子
With the great nations of Europe you never can tell
面对欧洲列强 你永远无法预料
Where you and I are standing at the doll of a century
你我站立之处 正是世纪转折点
Europes have sprung up everywhere as anyone
欧洲势力如野草蔓延
I can see
有目共睹
But there on the horizon is the possibility
但地平线上隐约浮现的危机
That some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me
或许某种来自非洲的疫病 将席卷你我故里
Destroying everything in it's path from sea to shining sea
所经之处尽成废墟 从西海岸到东疆海域
Like the great nations of Europe in the 16th century
如同十六世纪欧洲列强 铁蹄所至的疮痍