When I Went to the Bar - Soundtrack/Cast Album/Original Cast Recording
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When I went to the Bar as a very young man
当我初入律师界 年少气盛时
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
I'll work on a new and original plan
我要开创一条崭新独特的道路
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
I'll never assume that a rogue or a thief
我绝不会轻易相信
Is a gentleman worthy implicit belief
那些盗贼恶棍值得全然信任
Because his attorney has sent me a brief
仅因其律师送来委托书
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
Ere I go into court I will read my brief through
踏入法庭前 我必细阅案卷
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
And I'll never take work I'm unable to do
绝不承接力所不及之委托
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
My learned profession I'll never disgrace
永远不让我的崇高职业蒙羞
By taking a fee with a grin on my face
绝不挂着笑容收取昧心酬劳
When I haven't been there to attend to the case
若我未曾亲临现场处理案件
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
I'll never throw dust in a juryman's eyes
我绝不蒙蔽陪审员双眼
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
Or hoodwink a judge who is not over-wise
也不欺骗不够精明的法官
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
Or assume that the witnesses summoned in force
更不会妄自揣测那些
In Exchequer Queen's Bench Common Pleas or Divorce
财税庭 王座庭 民诉庭 离婚庭的证人
Have perjured themselves as a matter of course
都习惯性地作伪证
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
In other professions in which men engage
当我审视其他职业领域
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
The Army the Navy the Church and the Stage
军队、海军、教会与舞台生涯
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说
Professional licence if carried too far
若将职业自由过度放纵
Your chance of promotion will certainly mar
晋升之路必将受阻
And I fancy the rule might apply to the Bar
我想这条法则同样适用于律界
Said I to myself said I
我对自己说 我对自己说