A Cover Is Not the Book (From"Mary Poppins Returns"/Soundtrack Version) - Emily Blunt/Lin-Manuel Miranda/Company - Mary Poppins Returns

以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供

Lyrics by：Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman

Composed by：Marc Shaiman

Produced by：Marc Shaiman/Rob Marshall/John DeLuca/Marc Platt/Mike Higham

Uncle Gutenberg was a bookworm

古腾堡叔叔是个书虫

And he lived on Charing 'Cross

他住在查令十字街

The memory of his volumes brings a smile

想起他的藏书，我不禁微笑

He would read me lots of stories

他会给我讲很多故事

When he wasn't on the sauce

当他没有喝酒的时候

Now I'd like to share the wisdom

现在我想分享他的智慧

Of my favourite bibliophile

这位我最爱的藏书家

He said a-

他说——

Cover is not the book

封面并非书本真貌

So open it up and take a look

所以请翻开它，一探究竟

'Cause under the covers one discovers

因为在封面之下，你会发现

That the king may be a crook

国王可能是个骗子

Chapter titles are like signs

章节标题如同路标

And if you read between the lines

如果你仔细阅读字里行间

You'll find your first impression was mistook

你会发现第一印象往往是错误的

For a cover is nice

外表固然美好

But a cover is not the book

但外表并非本质

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ra-ta-ta-ta

嗒噜啦哩 嗒啦嗒嗒嗒

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ra-ta-ta-ta

嗒噜啦哩 嗒啦嗒嗒嗒

Mary Poppins could you give us an example

玛丽·波平斯，你能给我们举个例子吗

Certainly

当然可以

Nellie Rubina was made of wood

内莉·鲁比娜是木头做的

But what could not be seen was though

但看不见的是她的内在

Her trunk up top was barren

她的树干上方看似贫瘠

Well her roots were lush and green

但根部却繁茂青翠

So in Spring when Mr Hickory

于是当春天来临，希科里先生

Saw her blossoms blooming there

看见她绽放的花朵

He took root despite her bark

他无视她的外表，扎根于此

And now there's seedlings everywhere

如今幼苗遍地生长

Which proves

这证明了

A cover is not the book

封面并非书的内容

So open it up and take a look

所以请翻开它，一探究竟

'Cause under the covers one discovers

因为在封面之下，你会发现

That the king may be a crook

国王可能是个骗子

Chapter titles are like signs

章节标题如同路标

And if you read between the lines

如果你仔细阅读字里行间

You'll find your first impression was mistook

你会发现第一印象往往是错误的

For a cover is nice

外表固然美好

But a cover is not the book

但外表并非本质

Should we do the one about the wealthy widow

我们要讲那个关于富有寡妇的故事吗

Oh by all means

哦，当然要讲

Always loved that one

我一直很喜欢那个故事

Well go on then

那就开始吧

Lady Hyacinth Macaw

海辛斯·麦考女士

Brought all her treasures to a reef

将她所有的财宝带到礁石上

Where she only wore a smile

在那里她只带着微笑

Plus two feathers and a leaf

外加两根羽毛和一片叶子

So no one tried to rob her

所以没人想抢劫她

'Cause she barely wore a stitch

因为她几乎衣不蔽体

For when you're in your birthday suit

当你赤身裸体时

There ain't much there to show you're rich

没什么能证明你富有

Oh a cover is not the book

封面并非书本的全部

So open it up and take a look

所以请翻开它，一探究竟

'Cause under the covers one discovers

因为在封面之下，你会发现

That the king maybe a crook

国王可能是个骗子

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ru-ra-la

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ra-ta-ta

You'll find your first impression was mistook

你会发现第一印象往往是错误的

Ya-da-da-da

For a cover is nice

外表固然美好

But a cover is not the book

但外表并非本质

Oh give us the one about the dirty rascal

哦，给我们讲讲那个狡猾的坏蛋吧

Why don't ya

为什么不呢

Isn't that one a bit long

这个故事是不是有点长

Well the quicker you're into it

好吧，你越早进入它

The quicker you're out of it

就能越早摆脱它

Once upon a time

从前

In a nursery rhyme

在一首童谣里

There was a castle with a king

有一座城堡，里面住着一位国王

Hiding in a wing

他躲在一侧

'Cause he never went to school

因为他从未上过学

To learn a single thing

去学习一件事

He had scepters and swords

他拥有权杖和剑

And a parliament of lords

还有一群贵族议员

But on the inside he was sad

但内心却充满悲伤

Egad

天哪

Because he never had a wisdom for numbers

因为他从未拥有数字的智慧

A wisdom for words

也未曾掌握文字的智慧

Though his crown was quite immense

尽管他的王冠无比辉煌

His brain was smaller than a bird's

他的脑袋比鸟儿还小

So the queen of the nation

于是国家的女王

Made a royal proclamation

颁布了一道皇家公告

To the Missus and the Messers

向所有的女士和先生们

The more or lessers

无论是多还是少

Bring me all the land's professors

把全国的教授都带来

Then she went to the hair dressers

然后她去了理发店

And they came from the east

他们从东方赶来

And they came from the south

他们从南方而来

From each college they poured knowledge

从每所学府中倾注智慧

From their brains into his mouth

将知识从他们的脑海传入他的口中

But the king couldn't learn

但国王却无法学会

So each professor met their fate

于是每位教授都遭遇了厄运

For the queen had their heads removed

因为王后下令砍下他们的头颅

And placed upon the gate

并将它们悬挂在城门之上

And on that date

就在那一天

I state their wives all got a note

我提到他们的妻子都收到了一封信

Their mate was now the late-great

她们的丈夫如今已成了逝去的伟人

But then suddenly one day

但突然有一天

A stranger started in to sing

一个陌生人开始歌唱

He said I'm the dirty rascal

他说我是个肮脏的无赖

And I'm here to teach the king

我来这里是为了教导国王

And the queen clutched her jewels

王后紧紧抓住她的珠宝

For she hated royal fools

因为她厌恶皇室的愚人

But this fool had some rules

但这个傻瓜有些准则

They really ought to teach in schools

这些真该在学校里教授

Like you'll be a happy king

比如你会成为快乐的国王

If you enjoy the things you've got

如果你珍惜你所拥有的

You should never try to be

你永远不该试图成为

The kind of person that you're not

那个你本不是的人

So they sang and they laughed

于是他们歌唱欢笑

For the king had found a friend

因为国王找到了朋友

And they ran onto a rainbow for

他们奔向彩虹

The story's perfect end

为故事画上完美句点

So the moral is you musn't let

所以道理是，你绝不能

The outside be the guide

以外表作为判断依据

For it's not so cut and dried

因为事情并非如此简单

Well unless it's Dr Jekyll

除非是杰基尔博士

Then you better hide petrified

那你最好吓得躲起来

No the truth can't be denied

真相无法被否认

As I now have testified

正如我所言

All that really counts and matters

真正重要的

Is the special stuff inside

是内在的特别之处

He did it

他做到了

Oh a cover is not the book

封面并非书本的全部

So open it up and take a look

所以请翻开它，一探究竟

'Cause under the covers one discovers

因为在封面之下，你会发现

That the king may be a crook

国王可能是个骗子

So please listen to what we've said

所以请倾听我们的话语

And open a book tonight in bed

今晚在床上翻开一本书

So one more time before we get the hook

在我们结束之前再唱一次

Sing it out strong

大声唱出来

A cover is nice

封面固然美好

Please take our advice

请采纳我们的建议

A cover is nice

封面固然美好

Or you'll pay the price

否则你将付出代价

A cover is nice

封面固然美好

But a cover is not the book

但外表并非本质

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ru-ra-la-la

嗒噜啦哩 嗒噜啦啦啦

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ru-ra-la-la

嗒噜啦哩 嗒噜啦啦啦

Ta-ru-ra-lee ta-ru-ra-la-la la la

嗒噜啦哩 嗒噜啦啦啦 啦啦