《The Old Gumbie Cat(Original London Cast Recording / 1981)》歌词

[00:00:00] The Old Gumbie Cat - Andrew Lloyd Webber (安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯)/Original Cast Of Cats

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[00:00:01] I have a Gumbie Cat in mind

[00:00:05] 我的脑海中有一只猫

[00:00:05] Her name is Jennyanydots

[00:00:09] 她的名字叫Jennyanydots

[00:00:09] Her coat is of the tabby kind with tiger stripes and leopard spots

[00:00:17] 她的外套是平纹的虎纹和豹斑

[00:00:17] All day she sits upon the stair or on the step or on the mat

[00:00:26] 她一整天都坐在楼梯上

[00:00:26] She sits and sits and sits and sits

[00:00:30] 一直坐着

[00:00:30] And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:00:34] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:00:34] That's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:00:41] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:00:41] But

[00:00:42] 但是

[00:00:42] When the day's hustle and bustle is done

[00:00:44] 当结束一天的忙碌后

[00:00:44] Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun

[00:00:47] Gumbie猫的工作才开始

[00:00:47] And when all the family's in bed and asleep

[00:00:51] 当大家都在睡觉

[00:00:51] She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep

[00:00:54] 她踮起脚在地下室

[00:00:54] She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice

[00:00:57] 她关注着老鼠的行为方式

[00:00:57] Their behaviour's not good and their manners not nice

[00:01:00] 他们的行为令人讨厌

[00:01:00] So when she has got them lined up on the matting

[00:01:03] 当她发现老鼠在席子上

[00:01:03] She teaches them music crocheting and tatting

[00:01:07] 她教他们音乐 钩编和梭织

[00:01:07] I have a Gumbie Cat in mind

[00:01:11] 我的脑海中有一只猫

[00:01:11] Her name is Jennyanydots

[00:01:15] 她的名字叫Jennyanydots

[00:01:15] Her equal would be hard to find

[00:01:19] 她的平等很难找到

[00:01:19] Se likes the warm and sunny spots

[00:01:23] 她喜欢温暖和阳光

[00:01:23] All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat

[00:01:32] 她一整天都坐在壁炉旁边 在床上或在我的帽子里

[00:01:32] She sits and sits and sits and sits

[00:01:36] 一直坐着

[00:01:36] And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:01:40] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:01:40] That's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:01:47] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:01:47] But When the day's hustle and bustle is done

[00:01:51] 但是 当结束一天的忙碌后

[00:01:51] Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun

[00:01:53] Gumbie猫的工作才开始

[00:01:53] As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet

[00:01:57] 当她发现老鼠不会保持安静

[00:01:57] She is sure it is due to irregular diet

[00:02:00] 她肯定那是由于不规则的饮食

[00:02:00] And believing that nothing is done without trying

[00:02:03] 她认为没什么事是不努力就能成功的

[00:02:03] She sets right to work with her baking and frying

[00:02:06] 她会正确烧烤和油炸

[00:02:06] She makes them a mouse-cake of bread and dried peas

[00:02:09] 把他们弄成面包和干豌豆

[00:02:09] And a beautiful fry of lean bacon and cheese

[00:02:41] 美妙的炒瘦肉熏肉和奶酪

[00:02:41] I have a Gumbie Cat in mind

[00:02:46] 我的脑海中有一只猫

[00:02:46] Her name is Jennyanydots

[00:02:50] 她的名字叫Jennyanydots

[00:02:50] The curtain cord she likes to wind and tie it into sailor knots

[00:02:58] 她喜欢把窗帘绳结成结

[00:02:58] She sits upon the windowsill or anything that's smooth and flat

[00:03:07] 她坐在窗边一切都是如此平静

[00:03:07] She sits and sits and sits and sits

[00:03:11] 一直坐着

[00:03:11] And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:03:15] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:03:15] That's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[00:03:21] 好一个Gumbie 猫

[00:03:21] But

[00:03:23] 但是

[00:03:23] When the day's hustle and bustle is done

[00:03:25] 当结束一天的忙碌后

[00:03:25] Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun

[00:03:28] Gumbie猫的工作才开始

[00:03:28] She thinks that the cockroaches need employment

[00:03:31] 她认为蟑螂需要就业

[00:03:31] To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment

[00:03:34] 阻止他们空闲和肆意地破坏

[00:03:34] So she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts

[00:03:37] 她受到了许多嘲弄

[00:03:37] A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts

[00:03:40] 一群训练有素的有用的童子军

[00:03:40] With a purpose in life and a good deed to do

[00:03:43] 有生活的目标 做着好事

[00:03:43] And she's even created a Beetles Tattoo

[00:04:53] 他甚至纹了甲壳虫的纹身

[00:04:53] So for old Gumbie Cats let us give three cheers

[00:04:56] 让我们为老Gumbie猫欢呼吧

[00:04:56] On whom well ordered households depend it appears

[00:05:01] 依靠好的家庭

[00:05:01] Three cheers three cheers three cheers

[00:05:04] 欢呼三次

[00:05:04] For she's a jolly good fellow

[00:05:13] 因为她是一个好伙伴

[00:05:13] Thank you my dears

[00:05:18] 谢谢你亲爱的