The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles · 猫

Munkustrap蒙克斯崔普

And now that the Jellicle Leader is here

如今杰利科领袖已经来到

Jellicle Cats can all rejoice

所有杰利科猫都可尽情欢庆

Of the awe-full battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles

讲的是京巴犬与波利克犬的惊天大战

Together with some account

还要一并讲述

Of the participation Of the Pugs and the Poms

巴哥犬和博美犬如何参战

And the intervention

以及那位

Of the Great

伟大的

Rumpus Cat

兰帕斯猫如何出手

The Pekes and the Pollicles Everyone knows

京巴犬和波利克犬，人人都知道

Are proud and implacable Passionate foes

骄傲、死不退让，是不共戴天的宿敌

It is always the same Wherever one goes

无论去到哪里，永远都是如此

And the Pugs and the Poms Are the most people say

至于巴哥犬和博美犬，多数人都说

That they do not like fighting Yet once in a way

他们并不好斗，可偶尔一次

They now and again Join into the fray, and they

也会加入战团，于是他们——

Ensemble群演

Bark Bark

汪！汪！

Bark Bark

汪！汪！

Until you can hear them All over the park

叫声响遍整座公园

Munkustrap蒙克斯崔普

Now, on the occasion Of which I shall speak

现在，我要讲的这一次

Almost nothing had happened For nearly a week

将近一星期都风平浪静

The big Police Dog Was away from his beat

那只大警犬离开了巡逻区

I don't know the reason But most people think

我不知为何，但多数人猜

He slipped into the Wellington Arms for a drink

他溜进惠灵顿纹章酒馆喝了一杯

And no one at all Was about on the street

街上四下无人

When a Peke and a Pollicle Happened to meet

偏偏一只京巴和一只波利克迎面相遇

They did not advance Or exactly retreat

他们既不向前，也说不上后退

But they glared at each other And scraped their hind feet

只互相怒视，后腿刨着地面

Ensemble群演

And started to Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark

接着便汪、汪、汪、汪、汪、汪！

Until you could hear them All over the park

叫声响遍整座公园

And they'd Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark

他们就这么汪、汪、汪、汪、汪、汪！

Until you could hear them All over the park

叫声响遍整座公园

Munkustrap蒙克斯崔普

Now, the Peke, although people May say what they please

话说京巴犬，随人们怎么讲

Is no British dog But a heathen Chinese

并非英国狗，而是异教的中国犬

And so all the Pekes When they heard the uproar

所有京巴一听见这阵喧闹

Some came to the window Some came to the door

有的奔到窗前，有的冲到门口

There were surely a dozen More likely a score

少说也有一打，没准足有二十只

And together they started To grumble and wheeze

他们一齐抱怨，呼哧喘气

In their huffery-snuffery Heathen Chinese

一派呼哧哼哧的异教中国腔

But a terrible din Is what Pollicles like

可波利克犬最爱的正是震天喧闹

For your Pollicle dog Is a dour Yorkshire tyke

因为波利克是阴沉强硬的约克郡犬

There are dogs out of every nation The Irish, the Welsh and the Dane

各国的狗都有：爱尔兰犬、威尔士犬、丹麦犬

The Russian, Dutch and Dalmatian And even from China and Spain

俄罗斯犬、荷兰犬、斑点犬，甚至来自中国和西班牙

From the Poodle, the Pom The Alsatian

贵宾犬、博美犬、阿尔萨斯狼犬

And the Mastiff Who walks on a chain

还有拴着铁链的獒犬

And to those that are frisky And frolicle

还有那些轻快又爱嬉闹的家伙

That my meaning be perfectly plain

我把话说得再清楚不过

That my name is Little Tom Pollicle And you better not do it again

“我叫小汤姆·波利克，你最好别再来一次！”

And his braw Scottish cousins Are snappers and biters

他那些强壮的苏格兰表亲，个个会扑会咬

And every dog-jack of them Notable fighters

每一只都是赫赫有名的斗士

And so they stepped out With their pipers in order

于是他们列好队，由风笛手领着出场

Playin' When the Blue Bonnets Come Over the Border

吹奏着《蓝帽越过边境时》

Then the Pugs and the Poms Held no longer aloof

这下巴哥犬和博美犬也不再袖手旁观

But some from the balcony Some from the roof

有的从阳台，有的从屋顶

Ensemble群演

Joined into the din with a Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark

加入喧嚣：汪、汪、汪、汪、汪、汪！

Until you could hear them All over the park

叫声响遍整座公园

Huffery-snuffery, huffery-snuffery

呼哧哼哧，呼哧哼哧

Huffery-snuffery, huffery-snuff

呼哧哼哧，呼哧哼！

Until you could hear them All over the park

叫声响遍整座公园

Munkustrap蒙克斯崔普

Now!

听着！

When these bold heroes Together assembled

当这些勇猛好汉齐聚一堂

The traffic all stopped And the Underground trembled

交通全线停摆，地下铁路也为之震颤

And some of the neighbours Were so much afraid

一些邻居吓得魂不附体

That they started to ring up The fire brigade

慌忙打电话叫消防队

When suddenly up From a small basement flat

忽然，从一间小小的地下室公寓里

Why, who should stalk out

你猜是谁昂首阔步走出来？

But the Great Rumpus Cat?

正是伟大的兰帕斯猫！

His eyes were like fireballs

他的眼睛宛如火球

Fearfully blazing

骇人地熊熊燃烧

He gave a great yawn

他张嘴打了个大哈欠

And his jaws were amazing

那副巨颚令人惊叹

And when he looked out Through the bars of the area

当他透过地下围栏向外张望

You never saw anything

你从没见过什么东西

Fiercer

更加凶猛

Or hairier

也更加多毛

And what with the glare Of his eyes and his yawning

慑于他目光的烈焰，还有那一声哈欠

The Pekes and the Pollicles Quickly took warning

京巴犬和波利克犬立刻察觉不妙

He looked to the sky And he gave a great leap

他仰望天空，猛然一跃

And they every last one of them Scattered like sheep

群狗一只不剩，像羊群般四散奔逃

And when the Police Dog Returned to his beat

等那警犬回到巡逻区时

There wasn't a single one Left on the street

街上连一只狗的影子都没留下

Ensemble & Munkustrap群演 & 蒙克斯崔普

All hail and all bow to

齐声欢呼，向他俯首致敬

The Great Rumpus Cat

伟大的兰帕斯猫

Jellicle Cats and dogs all must

杰利科猫和狗，全都终将

Pollicle Dogs and cats all must

波利克犬和猫，全都终将

Like undertakers, come to dust

像送葬人一般，归于尘土