Popular (From"Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003) - Kristin Chenoweth
Lyrics by:Stephen Schwartz
Composed by:Stephen Schwartz
Elphie now that we're friends
Elphie 现在我们是朋友了
I've decided to make you my new project
我决定把你好好地改造一番
You really don't have to do that
你真的没必要这样做
I know that's what makes me so nice
我知道 毕竟我是个好心人
Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I
只要看到没我幸运的人
And let's face it who isn't less fortunate than I
面对现实吧 谁能比我幸运呢
My tender heart tends to start to bleed
我温柔的心就开始流血
And when someone needs a makeover
当有人需要改造的时候
I simply have to take over
我就毫不犹豫接下任务
I know I know exactly what they need
我很清楚他们需要什么
And even in your case
即使是你这种情况
Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face
虽然是我面临的最复杂的情况
Don't worry I'm determined to succeed
也不用担心 我一定能做到的
Follow my lead
听从我的指引
And yes indeed you will be
没错 你会变得
Popular you're gonna be popular
受欢迎 你会很受欢迎
I'll teach you the propper ploys
我会教你用恰当的方式
When you talk to boys
和男孩子交谈
Little ways to flirt and flounce ooh
教你如何撩拨他们
I'll show you what shoes to wear
我会告诉你该穿什么鞋
How to fix your hair
梳怎样的发型
Everthing that really counts to be
每一件事都很重要
Popular I'll help you be popular
我会把你塑造成一个受欢迎的人
You'll hang with the right cohorts
你会跟一群优秀的人为伍
You'll be good at sports
你会很擅长运动
Know the slang you've got to know
懂得一些行话
So let's start
所以 咱们开始吧
'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go
因为你还有很长的路要走
Don't be offended by my frank analysis
我的话语很直白 千万不要生气
Think of it as personality dialysis
就把它当做性格分析吧
Now that I've chosen to become a
我已经决定做你的
Pal a sister and advisor
朋友 姐妹 顾问
There's nobody wiser
没有谁比我更聪明
Not when it comes to
至少在培养名声这一方面是这样
Popular I know about popular
我知道怎样变得受欢迎
And with an assist from me
有我的帮助
To be who you'll be
你一定会变得很优秀
Instead of dreary who you were uh are
绝不会是沉闷无聊的人
There's nothing that can stop you
什么都不能阻挡
From becoming popular lar
你一定会变得很受欢迎
La la la la
We're gonna make you pop-u-lar
我们要让你变得受欢迎
When I see depressing creatures
当我看到沉闷的人
Depressing creatures
沉闷的人
I remind them on their own behalf
我总会提醒他们
To-think-of
想一想
Celebrated heads of state
那些名声远扬的人
Or specially great communicators
或者是那些善于交际的人
Did they have brains or knowledge
他们有脑子 有文化吗
Don't make me laugh
别让我笑
They were popular
他们很受欢迎
Please it's all about popular
拜托 重要的是受欢迎
It's not about aptitude
天赋不是最重要的
It's the way you're viewed
重要的是你的看法
So it's very shrewd to be
所以努力变得像我这样受欢迎
Very very popular like me
是很明智的做法
Why miss Elphaba look at you you're beautiful
为什么 Elphaba小姐 看看你 你很美丽
I I have to go
我要走了
You're welcome
不客气
And though you protest
虽然你表现出
Your disinterest
不感兴趣的样子
I know clandestinly
我其实心里明白
You're gonna' grin and bear it
你会默默接受这样的事实
You're new found popularity
你会变得很受欢迎
Ah
La la la la
You'll be popular
你会很受欢迎
Just not quite as popular as me
只是没有我这样受欢迎