Calypso Blues
Composed by Nat King Cole
Lyrics by Nat King Cole
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Sittin' by de ocean
坐在海邊
Me heart, she feel so sad,
我的心,她感到很悲傷
Sittin' by de ocean,
坐在海邊
Me heart, she feel so sad...
我的心,她感到很悲傷...
Don't got de money
沒有錢
To take me back to Trinidad.
能讓我回到特立尼達(dá)
Fine calypso woman,
好的卡里普索
She cook me shrimp and rice,
她為我烹飪蝦和米飯
Fine calypso woman,
好的卡里普索
She cook me shrimp and rice...
她為我烹飪蝦和米飯
Dese yankee hot dogs
Dese yankee的熱狗
Don't treat me stomach very nice.
不對(duì)我的胃口
In Trinidad, one dollar buy
在特立尼達(dá),一美元可以買
Papaya juice, banana pie,
木瓜果汁,香蕉派
Six coconut, one female goat,
六個(gè)椰子,一頭母山羊
An' plenty fish to fill de boat.
和能裝滿漁船的魚
One bushel bread, one barrel wine,
一蒲式耳面包,一桶紅酒
An' all de town, she comes to dine.
和鎮(zhèn)上所有東西,她能來做晚飯
But here is bad, one dollar buy
但是這兒很糟糕,一美元只能買
Cup of coffee, ham on rye.
一杯咖啡,黑麥上的火腿
Me throat she sick from necktie,
我的嗓子因?yàn)轭I(lǐng)帶疼痛
Me feet she hurt from shoes.
我的腳因?yàn)樾邮軅?br />
Me pocket full of empty,
我的口袋空空如也
I got Calypso blues.
我只有卡利普索布魯斯
Dese yankee girls give me big scare,
Dese yankee給我巨大的恐懼
Is black de root, is blonde de hair.
黑色的頭發(fā),金色的頭發(fā)
Her eyelash false, her face is paint,
假的睫毛,滿是粉底的臉
And pads are where de girl she ain't!
跳舞毯是女孩們不會(huì)去的地方
She jitterbug when she should waltz,
當(dāng)她跳華爾茲時(shí),她會(huì)發(fā)抖
I even think her name is false.
我甚至認(rèn)為她的名字也是假的
But calypso girl is good a lot,
但是卡利普索女孩兒很好
Is what you see, is what she got.
你看到的,就是她具有的
Sittin' by de ocean
坐在海邊
Me heart, she feel so sad,
我的心,她感到很悲傷
(Sittin' by de ocean,
(坐在海邊
Me heart, she feel so sad...)
我的心,她感到很悲傷)
Don't got de money
沒有錢
To take me back to Trinidad.
能讓我回到特立尼達(dá)
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo,
Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay