Viva la Vida 生命万岁

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Viva La Vida

生命万岁



I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

大千世界曾由我主宰

巨浪也曾因我之命澎湃

而今我却在黎明独自入眠

在曾属于我的大道落寞徘徊



I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listen as the crowd would sing:

"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

凡人生死曾由我主宰

尽情品味惊恐在死敌瞳孔绽开

欣然倾听百姓高歌喝彩：

“先王亡矣！新王万代！”



One minute I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

此刻我手握权位经脉

转瞬才知宫墙深似海

恍然发现我的城池

基底散如盐沙乱似尘埃



I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

听那耶路撒冷钟声传来

罗马骑兵歌声震彻山海

担当我的明镜，利剑和盾牌

我的传教士屹立边疆之外



For some reason I can't explain

Once you go there was never,

never an honest word

That was when I ruled the world

只因一些缘由我无法释怀

一旦你离开这里便不再，

不再有逆耳忠言存在

而这便是我统治的时代



It was the wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

凛冽邪风呼啸袭来

吹散重门使我深陷阴霾

断壁残垣礼崩乐坏

世人不敢相信我已当年不再



Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

起义大军翘首期待

有朝一日我站上断头台

恰如傀儡随吊线寂寞摇摆

悲哉，谁又曾渴望万人膜拜？



I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

听那耶路撒冷钟声传来

罗马骑兵歌声震彻山海

担当我的明镜，利剑和盾牌

我的传教士屹立边疆之外



For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

只因一些缘由我无法释怀

我亦知天堂之门不会为我敞开

不再有逆耳忠言存在

但这却是我统治的时代



翻译心得：



《Viva La Vida》歌词如同旋律一般，铿锵有力，激情四射，但歌词的翻译过程却步履维艰。语句中随处可见的一些欧洲中世纪历史信息以及与基督教相关词语给翻译过程带来了很多困难，部分语句含义比较隐晦，只得在查阅一些资料后，才慢慢开始着手翻译工作。



在最终大功告成后，回头再看，不由赞叹Coldplay作品的磅礴与大气：一国之君人前的无上荣耀与背后的落寞孤独，以及当权位摇摇欲倾时的哀
叹，Oh who would ever want to be
king，都使自己久久陷入沉思。歌词所影射的国王（根据资料可能为路易十六），以及中国历史中的李后主、明熹宗，在某些方面令世人赞叹，但却只落得“昏
君”二字，念及此，谁又会愿意为王呢。



王侯将相，不过凡人；生命不息，闪耀出生命最绚烂的色彩，足以不朽。

Viva La Vida，生命万岁。

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