《viva la vida》 歌词

《viva la vida》

词曲：COOLPLAY/翻译：荀夜羽

 

I used to rule the world

我曾经掌握世界

Seas would rise when I gave the word

号令潮汐

Now in the morning I sleep alone

如今在这清晨孤单躺卧

Sweep the streets I used to own

巡视属于我的路途

I used to roll the dice

我曾经左右命运

Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes

玩味敌人眼中的恐惧

Listen as the crowd would sing:

听着人们的颂唱：

“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”

先王已死，新王万岁！

One minute I held the key

就在刚才我还拥有开启一切的关键

Next the walls were closed on me

转瞬便走到了尽头

And I discovered that my castles stand

我发觉自己的根基

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

建立于小信与虚妄之上（盐柱子与沙子在圣经里的隐喻）

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

我听见耶路撒冷的钟

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗

Be my mirror my sword and shield

让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field

将我的教义散播旷野（这段似乎是展望未来）

For some reason I can’t explain

那些原因我无法明示

Once you go there was never, never an honest word

当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言

That was when I ruled the world

就是我的日子来临的时刻（指最后的审判？）

 

It was the wicked and wild wind

疾风肆虐大作（启示录中提到的六印开启之像）

Blew down the doors to let me in.

破除一切阻碍后我会到来

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

敲响的鼓声震天动地

People couldn’t believe what I’d become

人们无法相信我为什么会改变（神子以审判者而不是救赎者的身份显现？）

 

Revolutionaries wait

颠覆已经齐备

For my head on a silver plate

将我的头颅奉上吧（施洗约翰之死，指殉道）

Just a puppet on a lonely string

我不过是一个顺应使命的傀儡

Oh who would ever want to be king?

谁愿意做这种国王（耶稣被钉十字架的时候，头上牌子写着的罪名是“（号称自己是）犹太人之王”）？

 

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

我听见耶路撒冷的钟

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗

Be my mirror my sword and shield

让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field

将我的教义散播旷野

For some reason I can’t explain

那些原因我无法明示

Once you go there was never, never an honest word

当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言

That was when I ruled the world

就是我统治世界来临的时刻（似乎在指最后的审判？）

 

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

我听见耶路撒冷的钟

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗

Be my mirror my sword and shield

让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field

将我的教义散播旷野

For some reason I can’t explain

那些原因我无法明示

I know Saint Peter won’t call my name

我知道圣彼得不会叫出我的名字（圣经中记录耶稣受难之时圣彼得为自保三次不认主）

Never an honest word

再也没有真实之言的时候

But that was when I ruled the world

就该是我的日子临到这个世界的时候

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