The Prince Diary 王子日記

下星期一（6/16）Coldplay 酷玩樂團的「Viva la Vida」專輯就要正式發行了；之前這首主打歌的歌詞沒有翻譯完全，現在總算翻譯完畢。這首歌的意涵很豐富，講的既是天主基督教的式微（不愧是號稱『Secular European / 無神世俗的歐洲人』所寫的歌詞，美國人就沒膽這樣寫） ，也講各王朝的興衰（很多歌迷猜他是嘲諷布希 -- 很巧也是個超級基督徒）。但也有人說這首歌講的是一個男人擁有愛情時，覺得自己擁有全世界，但在失去愛人之後，卻潘然省悟自己其實什麼都不是。

啊！我好愛 Coldplay！

今天（05/25）iTune 獨家發售，馬上去買來聽 ~~ （完整版在內文）

Viva la Vida - Coldplay
網上的完整版



跟著唱：

「Viva la Vida」
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
一朝為萬王之王
金口啟四海翻騰
今朝卻孤枕寡眠
清掃那前塵舊顏


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!"
昔日輕笑搖羽扇
仇敵恐懼灰煙滅
萬民來貢齊歌誦
舊寇已死王萬歲


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
前刻一手握教廷
轉眼竟眾叛親離
正讚嘆阿房圓明
諸法皆空是煙雲


I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
造神鐘響四方現
懾殺異己十字劍
做我護法進諫言
任我使節蠻夷羨

紅塵滾滾惑難遣
驀然回首哲人遠
看輕人權重神權
聖書滿紙荒唐言


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
妖風邪雨作先鋒
毀壞異教我名頌
斷壁殘垣戰鼓中
前朝救主今朝魔


Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
仁者不忍解倒懸
革命志士逐暴虐
偶像崇拜作傀儡
萬王之王似幻覺


I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
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
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
造神鐘響四方現
懾殺異己十字劍
做我護法進諫言
任我使節蠻夷羨

紅塵滾滾惑難遣
驀然回首哲人遠
彼得三次不認我
聖書滿紙荒唐言


I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
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
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
造神鐘響四方現
懾殺異己十字劍
做我護法進諫言
任我使節蠻夷羨

紅塵滾滾惑難遣
驀然回首哲人遠
彼得三次不認我
聖書滿紙荒唐言