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Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"
莱莉麦凯演唱“狗之歌”
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动物爱护者莱丽麦凯为亲爱的狗狗献上一首动情的歌。她建议大家这样做： 去动物收容所/为自己找一只小狗/让那狗狗自豪一番/因为这就是这样的简单！
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
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I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,
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我想把下面一首歌献给卡梅洛，
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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几天前他们让它安乐死了，因为它太老了。
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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但它却是只非常好的狗
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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它总是把它的床让给那只猫。
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫
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♫我正带着我的狗，唱着我的歌，散着步♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫
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♫是啊，我和我的狗沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好。♫
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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♫我的生命寂寞而忧伤。♫
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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♫是呵，我很难过，就像个孤单的水手♫
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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♫我也很生气♫
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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♫然后你，在我陷入青春和恐惧时出现♫
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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♫我的神经感到叮铃刺痛，苦艾酒和啤酒让我更加难受纠结♫
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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♫当我凝视着你的双眸♫
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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♫感觉自己不再一无是处♫
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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♫你看上去古怪机灵♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫我感叹，“天阿，我太高兴了！因为我带着着狗狗散步，♫
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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♫沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好。”♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫
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♫是啊，我和我的狗，唱着我们的歌，漫着步。♫
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫因为我不在乎你的埋怨与怀疑，♫
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫也不在乎政治家们的胡言乱语。♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫如果你想找个伴，为何不去狗狗收容所♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫给自己找个小狗，让那狗狗得意一番♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫因为这就是这样的简单。♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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♫我的生命悲惨而哀伤，♫
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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♫我是个典型的失败者♫
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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♫像个搞砸了的演出，♫
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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♫然后你，及时出现，摇摇你的尾巴♫
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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♫在笼子里可爱地表演着杂耍。♫
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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♫我说“汪汪，跟我来！”你呜咽了一声，然后♫
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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♫往后的日子我不再孤单♫
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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♫我不再嗜酒成性♫
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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♫我们要成为最幸福的家庭。♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫我说，主啊，我好幸福！因为我带着我的狗狗散步，♫
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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♫♫我正带着我的狗，唱着我的歌，散着步。”♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫
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♫是啊，我和我的狗狗，沐浴着阳光，一切如此美好♫
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♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫因为我不在乎你的埋怨与怀疑，♫
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫也不在乎政治家们的胡言乱语。♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫如果你想找个伴，为何不去狗狗收容所♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫给自己找个小狗，让那狗狗得意一番，♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫因为这就是这样的简单，♫
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫就是这样简单，♫
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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♫就是这样的简单，(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫就是这样的简单。♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息声) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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Good dog!
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♫乖狗儿！♫
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Thank you.
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谢谢大家
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriterNellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.
Why you should listen
Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.
For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.
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