rule Britannia
Rule,Britannia!
統治吧!不列顛尼亞!
When Britain first— at Heaven's command
當不列顛第一次受到天國的指引
Arose— from out the azure main
起來!在蔚藍的天空下
Arose, arose, arose from out the azure main
起來!起來!在蔚藍的天空下!
This was the charter,
這就是大憲章
The charter of the land,
憲章之國!民主之國!
And guardian angels sung this strain:
守護的天使這樣唱:
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人(不列顛人的前身,現多指不列顛人)永不為奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
汝應當雄偉的被建立! ('被建立'參考聖經)
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke:
從每次外族入侵中變得更加令人畏懼!
More dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke.
從每次外族入侵中變得更加,更加令人畏懼!
As the loud blast,
那暴烈的巨響
The blast that tears the skies,
那撕裂天空的暴烈
Serves but to root thy native oak.
將供養的橡樹連根拔起!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
那傲慢的暴君永遠無法征服我們!
All their attempts to bend thee down,
所有妄圖使你屈服的企圖
All their, all their, all their attempts to bend thee down
所有,所有那些妄圖使你屈服的企圖
Will but arouse thy,
只會喚醒你!
Arouse thy generous flame;
喚醒汝慷慨的烈焰!
But work their woe, and thy renown.
只會使其悲傷!只會使你更加激昂!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
The Muses, still with freedom found,
仍舊帶著自由的摩西('摩西'參考<聖經·舊約·出埃及記>)
Shall to— thy happy coast repair:
將會重理你那歡樂的海岸!
Shall to, shall to, shall to thy happy coast repair
將會,將會重理你那歡樂的海岸!
Blest isle! with matchless,
蒙恩的群島!你舉世無雙!
With matchless beauty crown'd,
帶著無與倫比的宏偉王冠
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
和守護美好的鋼鐵雄心!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
統治吧,不列顛尼亞!不列顛尼亞統治海洋!
Britons never never never shall be slaves.
布立吞人永不為奴!