Gus: The Theatre Cat · 猫

Jellylorum杰利洛伦

Gus is the cat At the theatre door

格斯是守在剧院门口的猫

His name, as I ought to Have told you before

他的名字，我早该告诉你们

Is really Asparagus

其实叫阿斯帕拉格斯

But that's such a fuss to pronounce

可这名字念起来太费劲

That we usually call him just Gus

所以我们通常只叫他格斯

His coat's very shabby He's thin as a rake

他的毛破旧不堪，瘦得像根耙子

And he suffers from palsy That makes his paws shake

他还患着震颤症，爪子总在发抖

Yet he was in his youth Quite the smartest of cats

可年轻时，他曾是最神气的猫

But no longer a terror To mice or to rats

如今却再也吓不住老鼠

For he isn't the cat That he was in his prime

他已不是全盛时期的那只猫

Though his name was quite famous, He says, in his time

不过他说，当年他的名号响亮得很

And whenever he joins His friends at their club

每当他去和老朋友们聚会

Which takes place at the back Of the neighbouring pub

地点就在隔壁酒馆的后屋

He loves to regale them If someone else pays

只要有人替他付账，他就爱大讲特讲

With anecdotes drawn From his palmiest days

自己最风光岁月里的轶事

For he once was a star Of the highest degree

因为他曾是最顶尖的明星

He has acted with Irving He has acted with tree

他和欧文演过戏，也和特里同台过

And he likes to relate His success on the halls

他总爱讲起自己在音乐厅的辉煌

Where the gallery once gave him

当年楼座曾送给他

Seven cat calls

整整七声猫叫喝彩

But his grandest creation

但他最得意的角色

As he loves to tell

他最爱这样告诉大家

Was Firefrorefiddle

是“火琴怪菲德尔”

The Fiend of the Fell

荒岭上的恶魔

Gus格斯

I have played in my time

我这辈子演遍了

Every possible part

所有你想得到的角色

And I used to know seventy Speeches by heart

还曾把七十段台词背得滚瓜烂熟

I'd extemporise backchat

我会临场接话

I knew how to gag

我懂得怎么抖包袱

And I knew how to let the cat Out of the bag

也懂得怎样让袋中猫现身、揭开秘密

I knew how to act With my back and my tail

我会用脊背和尾巴演戏

With an hour of rehearsal I never could fail

只排练一小时，我也绝不会失手

I'd a voice that would soften The hardest of hearts

我的嗓音能让铁石心肠也软下来

Whether I took the lead Or in character parts

无论演主角还是配角

I have sat by the bedside Of poor little Nell

我曾守在可怜的小耐儿床边

When the curfew was rung Then I swung on the bell

宵禁钟一响，我便荡上钟身

In the pantomime season I never fell flat

圣诞哑剧季里，我从没演砸过

And I once understudied Dick Whittington's Cat

还曾替补出演迪克·惠廷顿的猫

But my grandest creation

但我最得意的角色

As history will tell

历史会这样记载

Was Firefrorefiddle

是“火琴怪菲德尔”

The Fiend of the Fell

荒岭上的恶魔

Jellylorum杰利洛伦

Then if someone will give him A toothful of gin

只要有人给他一小口杜松子酒

He will tell how he once played A part in East Lynne

他就会讲起自己曾在《东林恩》中演过角色

At a Shakespeare performance He once walked on pat

有次演莎士比亚，他恰到好处地登了台

When some actor suggested The need for a cat

因为有位演员说，场上正需要一只猫

Gus格斯

And I say that these kittens They do not get trained

要我说，现在这些小猫根本没受过训练

As we did in the days When Victoria reigned

哪像维多利亚女王时代的我们

They never get drilled In a regular troupe

他们从没在正规剧团里操练过

And they think they are smart Just to jump through a hoop

跳过一个圈，就自以为了不起

Jellylorum杰利洛伦

And he says as he scratches himself With his claws

他一边用爪子挠着自己，一边说道

Gus格斯

Well, the theatre is certainly Not what it was

唉，剧院早已不是从前的剧院了

These modern productions Are all very well

这些现代制作当然也还不错

But there's nothing to equal From what I hear tell

可据我所知，没有什么比得上

That moment of mystery

那个神秘的瞬间

When I made history

我就在那一刻名留青史

As Firefrorefiddle

演的是“火琴怪菲德尔”

The Fiend of the Fell...

荒岭上的恶魔……

These modern productions

这些现代制作

Are all very well

当然也还不错

But there's nothing to equal

可没有什么比得上

From what I hear tell

据我所知

That moment of mystery

那个神秘的瞬间

When I made...

当时我曾……