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Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"
萊麗麥凱演唱“狗之歌”
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動物愛護者萊麗麥凱獻上一首精靈的歌給一隻狗兒。她建議我們全都這樣做： 去狗場/為自己找一隻狗/讓那犬兒感到自豪/因爲就是這樣簡單的。
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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我想把下一首歌獻給卡梅羅，
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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幾天前他們讓牠安樂死，因爲牠太老了。
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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牠看來是一隻非常好的狗，
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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牠總是讓貓睡牠的床。
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息聲) 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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♫我帶着我的狗去散步，唱着我的歌，漫步着。♫
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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，我和我的狗沐浴着陽光，一切如此美好。♫
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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♫我的生命寂寞而憂傷。♫
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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♫是啊，我很不快樂。♫
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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♫我也憤怒。♫
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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♫然後你，在我陷入青春和恐懼時出現。♫
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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♫我神經叮噹刺耳，苦艾酒和啤酒摧殘了我。♫
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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♫但當我凝視你眼睛♫
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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♫我不再失敗。♫
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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♫你看上去古怪又精靈。♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫我說：「天啊，我很開心，因為我帶着我的狗散步，♫
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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♫沐浴着陽光，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，唱着我們的歌，漫步着。♫
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫因為我不關心你的仇恨和懷疑，♫
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫我也不在乎政治家們的胡言亂語。♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫如果你需要伴侶，為何不去狗場。♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫為自己找一隻狗，讓那犬兒感到自豪，♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫因爲就是這樣簡單的。♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息聲) 哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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♫我的生命悲慘而哀傷，♫
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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♫我是個典型的失敗者，♫
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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♫我一塌糊塗，♫
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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♫然後你，及時出現，搖搖你的尾巴♫
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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♫可愛地扮演著坐監的牢犯。♫
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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♫我說「汪汪，跟我來吧！」你叫了一聲，然後♫
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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♫我不再孤單。♫
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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♫我也不再爛醉。♫
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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♫我們要建立一個最快樂的家園。♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫我說：「天啊，我很開心，因為我帶着我的狗散步，♫
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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♫唱着我的歌，漫步着。」♫
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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，我和我的狗沐浴着陽光，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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♫因為我不關心你的仇恨和懷疑，♫
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫我也不在乎政治家們的胡言亂語。♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫如果你需要伴侶，為何不去狗場。♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫為自己找一隻狗，讓那犬兒感到自豪，♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫因爲就是這樣簡單的。♫
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫就是這樣簡單的。♫
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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♫就是這樣簡單的。♫
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫就是這樣簡單的。♫♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫(狗的喘息聲) 哈，哈，哈，哈。♫
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Good dog!
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乖狗兒！
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Thank you.
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多謝。
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.
Nellie McKay | Speaker | TED.com