Viva La Vida - Coldplay

I used to rule the world

我曾經統治全世界

Seas would rise when I gave the word 

當我下令海水也因而上漲

Now in the morning I sweep alone 

而今天清晨我獨自清掃

Sweep the streets I used to own 

清掃我曾擁有過的街道



I used to roll the dice

我曾經擲骰子時

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes 

感覺敵人眼中充滿著恐懼

Listen as the crowd would sing:

聽到群眾這樣高唱：

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

"現在老國王已大行！ 新國王萬歲！"



One minute I held the key

前一分鐘我手還持著鑰匙

Next the walls were closed on me 

下一分鐘城牆就在我眼前闔上

And I discovered that my castles stand

而我發現我的城堡矗立

Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand

築在泥沙與鹽粒砌成的柱子上



I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

我聽到耶路撒冷的鐘聲響起

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

羅馬各各他山上的合唱團在高歌

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

成為我的明鏡、我的長劍及盾牌 

My missionaries in a foreign field

我的使者還在異地

For some reason I can't explain

為了一些我無法解釋的原因

Once you go there was never, never an honest word

一旦你離去這裡將永遠沒有任何可信的話語

That was when I ruled the world 

那就是我統治這個世界的時候



It was the wicked and wild wind

這是一股頑劣且野蠻的狂風

Blew down the doors to let me in

吹倒了大門讓我進來

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

被砸碎的窗子及擊鼓的聲響

People couldn't believe what I'd become

人們不能相信我能成為什麼 

Revolutionaries wait

革命軍在等待

For my head on a silver plate

為了把我的頭顱盛裝在銀製的盤子中

Just a puppet on a lonely string

我只是一介寂寞繩索上的玩偶

Oh who would ever want to be king?

哦~誰真心想當個國王?



I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

我聽到耶路撒冷的鐘聲響起

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

羅馬各各他山上的合唱團在高歌

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

成為我的明鏡、我的長劍及盾牌 

My missionaries in a foreign field

我的傳教士還在異鄉

For some reason I can't explain

為了一些我無法解釋的原因 

I know Saint Peter will call my name

我知道聖彼得會呼叫我的名字

Never an honest word

永遠沒有誠實的話語

But that was when I ruled the world

但那正是我統治這個世界的時候

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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay

(2008)



Lyrics translated by Ayanokoji

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時局變動，今日座上客，明日階下囚？世事難料，或許誠實的面對自己，活在當下便無愧於己，無論如何這就是人生，讓自由引領人們、讓自由引領我們，去成為一個完整的人，當吃飯、睡覺、文學、音樂、藝術...都不再是這麼的唾手可得而理所當然，才讓我們更珍惜這得來不易的瑰寶，去思考什麼才是人的價值，似乎選擇才是其中的關鍵，當所有的異質性都輕易的被排除，似乎無限的死寂才正要蔓延，這樣的意志操縱著人類的軀幹，理性是唯一的不同於千萬生物，不是一種優越，而是上帝的恩典，責任擔負在肩上，To be or not to be, that is the question.