Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing：歌詞+中文翻譯

Dire Straits 於1978年的歌曲，
描述著他們在一間酒吧裡看表演，
一些現場的人文，
儘管當時他們覺得這首歌好無聊，
但時光流逝後，
這首歌再次響起時，
反而腦中會出現過往人們的生活畫面。

[Verse 1]

You get a shiver in the dark
你在漆黑的夜晚瑟瑟發抖

It's raining in the park, but meantime

雨下在公園哩，此時此刻

South of the river
河流的南方

You stop and you hold everything

你停下了腳步與你的思緒

A band is blowing Dixie

Double four time

一個樂團吹奏著四四拍的Dixie曲子
(這是美國民謠節奏的歌曲)

You feel alright
When you hear the music ring

當你聽到音樂響起時，全身都酥麻了

[Verse 2]

Well, now you step inside

然而，你走進了該處

But you don't see too many faces

但你看現場卻沒多少人

Coming in out of the rain to hear the Jazz go down

這場大雨沒多少人願意冒雨來聆聽這場爵士饗宴

Competition in other places
太多同性質的地方了

Ah, but the horns, they blowin' that sound

哦，他們都吹奏著同樣音樂

Way on down south
都在河流以南的地方

Way on down south, London town

倫敦市河流以南的地方

[Verse 3]

Check out guitar George

端詳吉他手喬治的背景

He knows all the chords

他很清楚所有和弦

Mind, it's strictly rhythm
意境，這都是很細心的節奏

He doesn't want to make it cry or sing
不過他所有的樂譜都化繁為簡
Yes and an old guitar is all he can afford

畢竟他也只能買得起一把舊吉他

When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

他只能在微光下的台上演奏他的作品

[Verse 4]

And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene

而鋼琴師哈利完全不在乎他否有什麼成就

He's got a daytime job – he's doing alright

他白天有份不錯的工作，他也做得很棒

He can play the Honky Tonk like anything

他彈奏 Honky Tonk時簡直無所不能

Saving it up for Friday night

他把所有體力都留給星期五的夜晚

With the Sultans

與搖擺蘇丹樂團

With the Sultans of Swing

與搖擺蘇丹樂團一同奔放演奏

[Verse 5]

And a crowd of young boys

They're fooling around in the corner

酒吧角落有一群酒醉的屁孩在那發蠢

Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies
And their platform soles

穿著他們自豪的褲子與平底鞋，醉倒在那

They don't give a damn

About any trumpet playing band

他們不想聽到有小號的樂團演奏出的音樂

It ain't what they call Rock and Roll

And the Sultans

蘇丹不是他們心中的搖滾樂團

Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole

沒錯蘇丹樂團，他們演奏的是Creole音樂

Creole

[Guitar Solo - 3:20-4:13]

[Verse 6]

And then the man

He steps right up to the microphone

然而有個男的走上了舞台並拿起麥克風

And says at last

Just as the time bell rings

鈴聲響起後他說到

"Goodnight, now it's time to go home"
晚安各位，是時候該回家了

Then he makes it fast

With one more thing

接著他快速地說了幾個字

"We are the Sultans –

We are the Sultans of Swing"

我們是搖擺蘇丹樂團