《A Well Respected Man》是The Kinks演唱的歌曲，由Raymond Douglas Davies作曲，收錄於專輯《The Singles Collection》。
基本介紹
- 外文名：A Well Respected Man
- 所屬專輯：The Singles Collection
- 歌曲原唱：The Kinks
- 譜曲：Raymond Douglas Davies
- 發行日期：2008年9月1日
歌曲歌詞
A Well Respected Man
一個備受尊敬的男人
cause he gets up in the morning,
理所當然他早起
And he goes to work at nine,
他朝九
And he comes back home at five-thirty,
晚五
Gets the same train every time.
每次都是同一座列車
cause his world is built round punctuality,
他的世界中一切都要求準時
It never fails.
從未辜負
And hes oh, so good,
他喔～ 曼妙
And hes oh, so fine,
他喔～完美
And hes oh, so healthy,
他喔～健康
In his body and his mind.
這些感受深入他的身體和腦海
Hes a well respected man about town,
整個鎮子的人都尊敬他
Doing the best things so conservatively.
小心翼翼的做著最好的事
And his mother goes to meetings,
他母親參加會議
While his father pulls the maid,
他父親囑咐女僕
And she stirs the tea with councilors,
女僕倒了杯茶給議員
While discussing foreign trade,
當討論到對外貿易
And she passes looks, as well as bills
然後她查看了清單
At every suave young man
如每個精明的年輕人一樣
cause hes oh, so good,
他喔～ 曼妙
And hes oh, so fine,
他喔～完美
And hes oh, so healthy,
他喔～健康
In his body and his mind.
這些感受深入他的身體和腦海
Hes a well respected man about town,
整個鎮子的人都尊敬他
Doing the best things so conservatively.
小心翼翼的做著最好的事
And he likes his own backyard,
他喜歡自家後院
And he likes his fags the best,
他最喜歡他的苦工們
cause hes better than the rest,
他當然比其他人優秀
And his own sweat smells the best,
他的汗味聞起來最好...
And he hopes to grab his fathers loot,
他希望能獲得他父親的戰利品
When pater passes on.
當他爸爸把它給他時
cause hes oh, so good,
情不自禁 他喔～ 曼妙
And hes oh, so fine,
他喔～完美
And hes oh, so healthy,
他喔～健康
In his body and his mind.
這些感受深入他的身體和腦海
Hes a well respected man about town,
整個鎮子的人都尊敬他
Doing the best things so conservatively.
小心翼翼的做著最好的事
And he plays at stocks and shares,
他玩弄股票
And he goes to the regatta,
他參加了划船比賽
And he adores the girl next door,
他喜歡鄰家女孩
cause hes dying to get at her,
為了她可以不惜去死
But his mother knows the best about
但她媽媽最了解
The matrimonial stakes.
婚姻的風險
cause hes oh, so good,
他喔～ 曼妙
And hes oh, so fine,
他喔～完美
And hes oh, so healthy,
他喔～健康
In his body and his mind.
這些感受深入他的身體和腦海
Hes a well respected man about town,
整個鎮子的人都尊敬他
Doing the best things so conservatively.
小心翼翼的做著最好的事
