Don't Talk, Just Sing (2007 Digital Remaster) - Nancy Wilson
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If you're noticing my lack of conversation
若你察觉我沉默不语
If you wondered why I haven't said hello
若你好奇我为何不打招呼
It's not due to any lack of concentration
并非因我心神不宁
And I know what phrases would be apropos
我深知此刻该说什么才好
But the management when they booked me
但主办方签约之时
They looked me up down and up down and said
将我上下打量后说道
There a little clause in your contract
你合同里有项特殊条款
Which we trust that you and all your agents read
想必你和经纪人都已细读
It's a simple little clause with out an
这不过是合同里简单的一则条款
If or and or but
没有如果 没有但是
Which states
上面明确写着
That the party of the first part
甲方当事人
If and when she is not actually engage
在未实际从事
In the art of singing
歌唱表演期间
Is to strictly keep her big mouth shut
必须严格保持沉默
I am disturbed quite naturally so
我自然感到十分困扰
I feel
我感觉
I still think it would be very nice
若能畅所欲言该有多好
If I were aloud to
可惜不被允许
They said there will be no complaining
他们说禁止抱怨
Your act will be entertaining
表演必须精彩纷呈
And all the applause will make the rafters ring
让掌声响彻云霄
Your no bob hope dear don't be a d**e dear
别学鲍勃·霍普 亲爱的 别当扫兴鬼
Don't talk
别说话
Just sing
只管唱
We have interviewed all the locals
我们已征询过所有当地人的意见
They want you to stick to vocals
他们只想听你纯粹的歌喉
There only one singing talker and that's Bing
唯一能边唱边说的只有宾
He's still the loner since you're no groaner
你不再抱怨 他便仍是孤家寡人
Don't talk just sing
别说话 只管唱
Now actors want to dance and dancers
如今演员想跳舞 舞者却...
Want to sing and singers want to yak yak yak
歌手想唱 却只能喋喋不休
Just be cordial and be gracious be anything but loquacious
保持礼貌优雅 唯独不能多言
And perhaps we'll book you back
或许这样我们才会再次邀约
With a humor you mustn't wrestle
幽默感请务必收敛
Leave all the jokes to Jessal
所有笑话都交给杰索尔
You know why he talks if you had heard him sing
你若听过他唱歌 就明白为何让他发言
You'll earn your loot dear remaining mute dear
保持沉默才能赚取酬劳
Now don't talk just swing
现在别说话 只管摇摆
But I've got things to say I love the Albee play
但我有满腹心事 钟爱阿尔比戏剧
And Bernstein thrills me at the Met
伯恩斯坦在大都会令我沉醉
And there are rumors I must smother
那些流言我必须咽下
Earl Wilson is not my brother
厄尔·威尔逊并非我兄弟
Though we've had a tete a tete a tete a tete
尽管我们曾促膝长谈
What is the problem
这有何不妥
I apologize
我深表歉意
May we continue
能否继续演出
You will play
你必须表演
Talk talk talk they insist is folly I am safer with
他们坚持认为说话是愚蠢的 我最好保持沉默
Hello Dolly
像《你好,多莉》那样
If they wanted elocution they would bring
如果他们想要口才表演 就该请来
Shelly Berman or how about that
谢利·伯曼 或者那个谁
Or may be Alan Bergman
也许是艾伦·伯格曼
Or Milton Berle or Alan King
或是米尔顿·伯利 或是艾伦·金
Don't talk
别说话
Just sing
只管唱
Yak yak yak
喋喋不休