《The Naming of Cats》歌词

[00:00:00] The Naming of Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber (安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯)

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[00:00:08] The naming of cats is a difficult matter

[00:00:12] 给猫星人取名字真是件苦差事

[00:00:12] It isn't just one of your holiday games

[00:00:16] 这绝不像假日游戏那么简单

[00:00:16] You may think that I'm as mad as a hatter

[00:00:20] 而当我跟你说猫必须要有三个不同的名字时

[00:00:20] When I tell you a cat must have three different names

[00:00:23] 你肯定会觉得我疯了吧

[00:00:23] First of all there's the name that the family use daily

[00:00:27] 首先 第一个名字要是家里人常叫的

[00:00:27] Such as Peter Augustus Alonzo or James

[00:00:31] 比如彼得 奥古斯都 阿朗佐 或者詹姆斯

[00:00:31] Such as Victor or Jonathan George or Bill Baily -

[00:00:36] 再如维克托或乔纳森 乔治或者比尔 贝利也不错

[00:00:36] All of them sensible everyday names

[00:00:39] 这些都说得过去 都是些常用的名字

[00:00:39] There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter

[00:00:43] 也有些你听起来比较体贴的名字

[00:00:43] Some for the gentlemen some for the dames

[00:00:47] 这当中有的是绅士的名字 有的则是美女常用的

[00:00:47] Such as Plato Admetus Electra Demeter -

[00:00:51] 比如有Plato Admetus Electra 和Demeter

[00:00:51] But all of them sensible everyday names

[00:00:55] 这些也都是可以的 算是比较常用的名字

[00:00:55] But I tell you a cat needs a name that's particular

[00:00:59] 但我跟你说哦 猫第二个名字就要用特别点的了

[00:00:59] A name that's peculiar and more dignified

[00:01:02] 不仅罕见 还要逼格满满

[00:01:02] Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular

[00:01:06] 不然的话它会一辈子竖不起尾巴

[00:01:06] Or spread out his whiskers or cherish his pride

[00:01:10] 也不敢挺着胡须 会失去骄傲的

[00:01:10] Of names of this kind I can give you a quorum

[00:01:14] 对于这一类名字 我倒可以给你提供些

[00:01:14] Such as Munkustrap Quaxo or Coricopat

[00:01:17] 比如Munkustrap Quaxo 或者 Coricopat

[00:01:17] Such as Bombalurina or else Jellylorum -

[00:01:22] 再如Bombalurina 或者 Jellylorum

[00:01:22] Names that never belong to more than one cat

[00:01:26] 这些都是猫星人独一无二的名字

[00:01:26] But above and beyond there's still one name left over

[00:01:29] 解决了第二个 还有第三个名字呢

[00:01:29] And that is the name that you never will guess;

[00:01:33] 这第三个名字要让人无法猜透

[00:01:33] The name that no human research can discover

[00:01:37] 就算做调查也研究不来

[00:01:37] But the cat himself knows and will never confess

[00:01:41] 这名字猫宝宝知道 但猫宝宝不说

[00:01:41] When you notice a cat in profound meditation

[00:01:45] 当猫爷意味深长地冥想时

[00:01:45] The reason I tell you is always the same

[00:01:48] 告诉你吧 原因永远都只有一个

[00:01:48] His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation

[00:01:52] 那就是 它的思维 思绪 思想

[00:01:52] Of the thought of the thought of the thought of his name

[00:01:59] 都在全神贯注地冥想着它这第三个名字

[00:01:59] His ineffable effable effanineffable

[00:02:07] 这名字难以形容

[00:02:07] Deep and inscrutable singular name

[00:02:15] 深奥费解 高深莫测

[00:02:15] Name name name name name name

[00:02:20] 而又独一无二