London’s Brilliant Parade - Elvis Costello

London's Brilliant Parade - Elvis Costello (埃尔维斯 科斯特洛)

Outside my window not long before sleep arrives
就在我的窗前，在我入睡前不久
They come with their sirens and they sweep away all the boys
警报响起，所有的男孩都被赶走
Busy draining the joy from their lives
他们忙着享受人生
They never said their prayers out loud
他们从未大声地祈祷
And while I'm dreaming there's a passing motor car
我正在做梦时，有一辆汽车经过
That broadcasts a popular song
车上播放着流行歌曲
And a girl appears to be saying
还有一个女孩似乎在说
"Do you think that I'm going to go far "
你觉得我会离你而去吗？
Just look at me I'm having the time
看看我吧，我正在享受一生中最快乐的时光
Of my life or something quite like it
除此之外，别无其他
When I'm walking out and about
当我准备出发
In London's brilliant parade
到熙熙攘攘的伦敦
She's one of those girls that you just can't place
她是你永远无法定义的女孩子
You feel guilty desiring such an innocent face
对她清纯的脸孔生出欲念，你会觉得自己罪孽深重
But of course they knew that when they cast her
但是，他们当然知道
Along with the red Route master
造物主在创造出她的同时，必然会赋予她某些意义
And the film takes place in an MGB
这是一部枪战电影
And a perfect re-creation of 'The Speakeasy'
完美地再现了地下酒吧里的场景
Everybody looks happy and twisted
所有的人看起来都很幸福，他们看起来精神恍惚
Though she probably never existed
尽管她可能根本就不存在
For old times sake
看在旧情的份上
Don't let me awake
别唤醒我
I wouldn't want you to walk across
我不想让你穿过亨格福德桥离去
Hungerford Bridge especially at twilight
尤其是在傍晚的时候
Looking through the bolts and the girders
看着桥梁和上面的螺丝
Into the water below you'll never find your answer there
你永远也不会在桥下的水中寻得答案
They sounded the all-clear in the occidental bazaar
在那个鱼目混杂的市场上，他们听到了警报解除的声音
They used to call Oxford Street
他们曾称之为牛津大街
Now the bankrupt souls in the city
现在，这个城市里到处都是破产的人
Are finally tasting defeat
他们终于尝到了失败的滋味
Don't look at me I'm having the time
别看我，我正在享受我一生最快乐的时光
Of my life or something quite like it
除此之外，别无其他
When I'm walking out and about
当我准备出发
In London's brilliant parade
到熙熙攘攘的伦敦
When I'm walking out and about
当我准备出发
In London's brilliant parade
到熙熙攘攘的伦敦
From the gates of St Mary's there were horses in Olympia
在圣母玛利亚的门前，有奥林匹亚的马匹雕塑
And a trolley bus in Fulham Broadway
在富勒姆的百老汇中，有一辆无轨电车
The lions and the tigers in Regents Park
在摄政公园里，有的是狮子和老虎
Couldn't pay their way and now they're not the only ones
它们无法让公园不赔本
At the Hammersmith Palais
现在，在哈默史密斯皇宫里，有的是赔钱的人
In Kensington and Camden Town
在肯辛顿和卡姆登镇上
There's a part that I used to play
还有我曾经的影子
The lovely Diorama is really part of the drama I'd say
迷人的透视画仍是一种真正的戏剧，我会说
Just look at me I'm having the time
看看我吧，我正在享受我一生最快乐的时光
Of my life or something quite like it
除此之外，别无其他
When I'm walking out and about
当我准备出发
In London's brilliant parade
到熙熙攘攘的伦敦
Just look at me I'm having the time
看看我吧，我正在享受我一生最快乐的时光
Of my life or something quite like it
除此之外，别无其他
When I'm walking out and about
当我准备出发
In London's brilliant parade
到熙熙攘攘的伦敦