The Orange and the Green - The Wolfe Tones

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Oh my father was an Ulster man

我的父亲是阿尔斯特人

Proud Protestant was he;

他是骄傲的新教徒；

My mother was a Catholic

我的母亲是天主教徒

And from County Cork was she

她来自考克郡

They were married in two churches

他们在两个教堂结了婚

And lived happily enough;

过着幸福的生活；

Until the day that I was born

直到我出生的那一天

And things got rather tough

事情变得很艰难

Baptized by Father Reilly

接受莱利神父的洗礼

I was rushed away by car

我被人开车赶了走

To be made a little Orangeman

变成一个小橙人

My father's shining star

我的父亲是一颗耀眼的星

I was christened David Anthony

我被命名为大卫·安东尼

But still in spite of that

尽管如此

To my father I was Billy

对我父亲来说我就是比利

While my mother called me Pat

我妈妈叫我Pat

Oh it is the biggest mix-up

这是最大的误会

That you have ever seen

你从未见过的场景

My father was an Orangeman

我的父亲是一个橙人

My mother she was Green

我的母亲是格林家族的人

With mother every Sunday

每个周日都和妈妈在一起

To Mass I'd proudly stroll

去弥撒我会骄傲地漫步

And after that the Orange lads

在那之后Orange的兄弟们

Would try to save my soul

试图拯救我的灵魂

And both sides tried to claim me

双方都想把我据为己有

But I was smart because

但我很聪明

I'd play the flute or play

我会吹长笛或者演奏乐器

The harp depending where I was

竖琴的声音取决于我在哪里

And when I'd sing those rebel songs

当我唱起反叛的歌

Much to my mother's joy

让我母亲很高兴

My father would jump up and say

我的父亲会跳起来说

"Look here come here me boy

听着到我身边来男孩

That's quite enough of that lad

这小子真是受够了

" he'd toss me o'er a coin

他会把我扔出去扔硬币

He'd have me sing "The Orange Flute"

他让我唱起橙笛

And "The Heroes of the Boyne "

还有《博恩家族的英雄》

Oh it is the biggest mix-up

这是最大的误会

That you have ever seen

你从未见过的场景

My father was an Orangeman

我的父亲是一个橙人

My mother she was Green

我的母亲是格林家族的人

One day my ma's relations

有一天我妈妈的亲戚

Came 'round to visit me

来看我

Just as my father's kinfolk

就像我父亲的亲人一样

Were sitting down to tea;

我们坐下来喝茶；

We tried to smooth things over;

我们试图把事情摆平；

They all began to fight

他们开始争吵

And me being strictly neutral

我保持中立

I kicked everyone in sight

我把眼前的每个人都踢了

My parents never could agree

我的父母永远不会同意

About my type of school

关于我喜欢的学校

My learning was all done at home;

我的学习都是在家里完成的；

That's why I'm such a fool

所以我是个傻瓜

They've both passed on

他们都已离去

God rest them but I was left between

上帝让他们安息可我被丢在

That awful color problem

可怕的肤色问题

Of the Orange and the Green

橙色和绿色

Oh it is the biggest mix-up

这是最大的误会

That you have ever seen

你从未见过的场景

My father was an Orangeman

我的父亲是一个橙人

My mother she was Green

我的母亲是格林家族的人

Oh it is the biggest mix-up

这是最大的误会

That you have ever seen

你从未见过的场景

My father was an Orangeman

我的父亲是一个橙人

My mother she was Green

我的母亲是格林家族的人