048 Yankee Doodle 扬基歌
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Yankee Doodle.

扬基歌

Richard Schumburg(1728-1773)

理查德・舒姆堡

Old English Tune 1755

古英语曲调

创作背景:

     《扬基歌》(Yankee Doodle)是一首美国传统歌曲,其创作背景与美国历史密切相关。

     最初,这首歌是英国军队中的一名外科医生在 18 世纪 50 年代创作的,用于嘲笑在法国 - 印第安人战争中与英国军队并肩作战的美国殖民地民兵,认为他们缺乏军事素养和优雅气质。当时,“扬基” 是英国人对美国殖民者的贬称,“doodle” 在当时的英语方言中是指傻瓜或花花公子。

     然而,美国独立战争期间,这首歌却被美国爱国者们所采用,成为了一首爱国歌曲,用以表达他们的自豪感和对独立的追求。歌曲中描述的营地场景、士兵形象等元素,反映了当时美国军队的生活和战斗情景,也体现了美国人民在争取独立过程中的乐观精神和对国家的热爱。后来,这首歌逐渐成为美国文化的一部分,被广泛传唱。

歌词:

Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony,

扬基杜德尔骑着小马进城去,

Stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.

在帽子上插根羽毛,还把它称作时髦玩意儿。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy!

扬基杜德尔,坚持下去,扬基杜德尔,好神气!

Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy.

留意音乐和舞步,和姑娘相处要机灵。

Fath'r and I went down to camp along with Captain Good'in,

我和父亲跟着古丁上尉一同前往营地,

And there we saw the men and boys as thick as hasty puddin'.

在那儿我们看到男人们和男孩子们密密麻麻,就像速煮布丁。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy!

扬基杜德尔,坚持下去,扬基杜德尔,好神气!

Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy.

留意音乐和舞步,和姑娘相处要机灵。

And there we see a thousand men, as rich as Squire David;

在那儿我们见到上千号人,个个像乡绅大卫一样富有;

And what they wasted ev'ry day, I wish it could be saved.

他们每天挥霍的东西,真希望能节省下来。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy!

扬基杜德尔,坚持下去,扬基杜德尔,好神气!

Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy.

留意音乐和舞步,和姑娘相处要机灵。

And there was Captain Washington, upon a slapping stallion,

那儿有华盛顿上尉,骑着一匹神骏的烈马,

A-giving orders to his men, I guess there was a million. 

他向士兵们下达命令,我猜士兵得有一百万。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy!

扬基杜德尔,坚持下去,扬基杜德尔,好神气!

Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy.

留意音乐和舞步,和姑娘相处要机灵。

And then the feathers in his hat, They look'd so very fine, ah!

接着他帽子上的羽毛,看上去可真漂亮啊!

I wanted peskily to get to give to my Jemima. 

我特别想弄到手,送给我的杰迈玛。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy!

扬基杜德尔,坚持下去,扬基杜德尔,好神气!

Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy.

留意音乐和舞步,和姑娘相处要机灵。

And there I see a swamping gun,

在那儿我看到一门笨重的大炮,

Large as a log of maple,

大得像根枫木圆木,

Upon a mighty little cart;

架在一辆很小的马车上;

A load for father's cattle. 

得要父亲的几头牛才拉得动。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

And every time they fired it off,

每次他们开炮,

It took a horn of powder;

都得用一牛角火药;

It made a noise like father's gun,

那声音就像父亲的枪,

Only a nation louder. 

只是响亮得不得了。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

And there I see a little keg,

在那儿我看到一个小桶,

Its head all made of leather,

桶盖全是皮革做的,

They knocked upon't with little sticks,

他们用小棍子敲打它,

To call the men together.

用来召集众人。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

And Cap'n Davis had a gun,

戴维斯上尉有杆枪,

He kind o' clapt his hand on't,

他像是用手拍了拍枪,

And stuck a crooked stabbing iron

还把一根弯弯的戳刺铁器

Upon the little end on't. 

装在枪的小尾端。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

The troopers, too, would gallop up

骑兵们也会飞奔过来,

And fire right in our faces;

朝着我们的脸开枪;

It scared me almost half to death

看到他们这般横冲直撞,

To see them run such races.

吓得我半死。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

It scared me so I hooked it off,

把我吓得赶紧开溜,

Nor stopped, as I remember,

我记得我没敢停下,

Nor turned about till I got home

一路跑回家,直到进了门,

Locked up in mother's chamber.

躲进妈妈的房间把门锁上。

Chorus:

副歌:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up,

洋基歌,继续唱,

Yankee Doodle dandy;

时髦的洋基佬;

Mind the music and the step

留意音乐和舞步,

and with the girls be handy.

和姑娘们相处要机灵。

五线谱: