Rule Britannia
Rule,Britannia!
统治吧!不列颠尼亚!
When Britain first— at Heaven's command
当不列颠第一次受到天国的指引
Arose— from out the azure main
起来!在蔚蓝的天空下
Arose, arose, arose from out the azure main
起来!起来!在蔚蓝的天空下!
This was the charter,
这就是大宪章
The charter of the land,
宪章之国!民主之国!
And guardian angels sung this strain:
守护的天使这样唱:
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人(不列颠人的前身,现多指不列颠人)永不为奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
汝应当雄伟的被建立!('被建立'参考圣经)
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke:
从每次外族入侵中变得更加令人畏惧!
More dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke.
从每次外族入侵中变得更加,更加令人畏惧!
As the loud blast,
那暴烈的巨响
The blast that tears the skies,
那撕裂天空的暴烈
Serves but to root thy native oak.
将供养的橡树连根拔起!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
那傲慢的暴君永远无法征服我们!
All their attempts to bend thee down,
所有妄图使你屈服的企图
All their, all their, all their attempts to bend thee down
所有,所有那些妄图使你屈服的企图
Will but arouse thy,
只会唤醒你!
Arouse thy generous flame;
唤醒汝慷慨的烈焰!
But work their woe, and thy renown.
只会使其悲伤!只会使你更加激昂!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
The Muses, still with freedom found,
仍旧带着自由的摩西('摩西'参考<圣经·旧约·出埃及记>)
Shall to— thy happy coast repair:
将会重理你那欢乐的海岸!
Shall to, shall to, shall to thy happy coast repair
将会,将会重理你那欢乐的海岸!
Blest isle! with matchless,
蒙恩的群岛!你举世无双!
With matchless beauty crown'd,
带着无与伦比的宏伟王冠
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
和守护美好的钢铁雄心!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
统治吧,不列颠尼亚!不列颠尼亚统治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不为奴!