At the Ballet - Carole Bishop

At the Ballet - Carole Bishop/Nancy Lane/Kay Cole
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Edward Kleban/Marvin Hamlisch

Producer：Goddard Lieberson

Daddy always thought that he married beneath him
父亲总认为他娶了一个配不上他的女人
That's what he said that's what he said
他这么说 他这么说
When he proposed he informed my mother
当他求婚时 他告诉我母亲
He was probably her very last chance
这可能是她最后的机会
And though she was twenty two
尽管她只有二十二岁
Though she was twenty two
尽管她只有二十二岁
Though she was twenty two
尽管她只有二十二岁
She married him
她还是嫁给了他
Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
与父亲的生活从来都不轻松
More like a come as you are
更像是随遇而安
When I was five I remember my mother
五岁时我记得母亲
Dug earrings out of the car
从车里翻出耳环
I knew they weren't hers but it wasn't
我知道那不是她的，但这
Something you'd want to discuss
不是你想讨论的事
He wasn't warm
他并不温暖
Well not to her
至少对她不是
Well not to us
对我们来说并非如此
But
但是
Everything was beautiful at the ballet
在芭蕾舞中，一切都是那么美好
Graceful men lift lovely girls in white
优雅的男士们托起身着白衣的可爱女孩
Yes
是的
Everything was beautiful at ballet
在芭蕾舞中，一切都是那么美好
Hey

I was happy at the ballet
我在芭蕾舞中感到快乐
That's why I started class
这就是我开始学习的原因
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
走上陡峭而狭窄的楼梯
To the voice like a metronome
朝着像节拍器一样的声音
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
走上陡峭而狭窄的楼梯
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
But it was home
但那是我的家
Mother always said I'd be very attractive
妈妈总是说我长大后会很有魅力
When I grew up when I grew up
当我长大当我长大
Different she said with a special something
她说我会与众不同，有一种特别的气质
And a very very personal flair
还有一种非常非常独特的风格
And though I was eight or nine
虽然那时我只有八九岁
Though I was eight or nine
虽然那时我只有八九岁
Though I was eight or nine
虽然那时我只有八九岁
I hated her
我恨她
Now
现在
Different is nice but it sure isn't pretty
与众不同固然好，但未必美丽
Pretty is what it's about
美丽才是关键
I never met anyone who was different
我从未见过与众不同的人
Who couldn't figure that out
却无法理解这一点
So beautiful I'd never lived to see
如此美丽，我从未见过
But it was clear
但很明显
If not to her
即使对她来说
Well then to me
对我来说
That
那样
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet
在芭蕾舞中，每个人都是美丽的
Every prince has got to have his swan
每个王子都必须拥有他的天鹅
Yes
是的
Everyone is beautiful at the ballet
在芭蕾舞中，每个人都是美丽的
Hey

I was pretty
我曾是美丽的
At the ballet
在芭蕾舞中
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
走上陡峭而狭窄的楼梯
To the voice like a metronome
朝着像节拍器一样的声音
Up a steep and very narrow stairway
走上陡峭而狭窄的楼梯
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
It wasn't paradise
那里不是天堂
But it was home
但那是我的家
I don't know what they were for or against really
我不知他们究竟为何而争
Except each other
除了彼此对立
I mean I was born to save their marriage
我生来似乎是为了挽救他们的婚姻
But when my father came to pick my mother up
但当我父亲来医院接我母亲时
At the hospital
他说
He said well I thought this was going to help
我以为这会有所帮助
But I guess it's not
但显然并非如此
Anyway I did have a fantastic fantasy life
无论如何，我确实拥有一个美妙的梦幻世界
I used to dance around the living room
我常在客厅里起舞
With my arms up like this
双臂如此展开
My fantasy was that there was an Indian chief
幻想着有位印第安酋长
And he'd say to me
他会问我
Maggie do you wanna dance
玛姬，你想跳舞吗
And I'd say daddy I would love to dance
我会说，爸爸，我很想跳
Doo doo doo doo

But it was clear
但很明显
Doo doo doo

When he proposed
当他求婚时
Doo doo doo

That I was born to help their marriage and when
我生来就是为了挽救他们的婚姻
Doo doo doo doo

That's what he said
他是这么说的
Doo doo doo

That's what she said
她也是这么说的
Doo doo doo

I used to dance around the living room
我常在客厅里起舞
Doo doo doo doo

He wasn't warm
他并不温暖
Doo doo doo

Not to her
对她来说
It was an Indian chief and he'd say
那是一个印第安酋长，他会说
Maggie do you wanna dance
玛姬，你想跳舞吗
And I'd say daddy I would love to
我想对爸爸说我愿意
Everything was beautiful at the ballet
在芭蕾舞中，一切都是那么美好
Raise your arms and someone's always there
举起双臂，总有人在身旁
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet
是的，芭蕾舞中的一切都是那么美好
At the ballet
在芭蕾舞中
At the ballet
在芭蕾舞中
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet
是的，芭蕾舞中的一切都是那么美好
Hey

I was pretty
我曾是美丽的
I was happy
我那时很快乐
I would love to
我渴望去
At the ballet
在芭蕾舞中